Speaking out is important for me because everyone should be treated equally.

Somebody might get criticized for doing some movie that totally sucks, then turn around and be incredible. Every actor goes through that, not just musicians who act.

We joke about it in the entertainment industry: Every actor wants to be a musician, and every musician wants to be an actor.

In Mississippi, you don’t admit that you’re gay. It’s just an awkward thing down South, which is sad.

I'm the only gay person my parents know.

I'm a Southerner. We dream of having the family and the kids, and the parents want grandkids, that's all they care about, give me some grandbabies.

Very few people have the guts to come up to you and say, 'Hey, are you gay?