It doesn't matter if the world is pulling you down. With Christ you have everything.

I feel the most connected to my art when it comes from my real life and hopefully the audience feels that.

Sometimes there's something that you need a few takes to get it and if it takes 15 takes, it takes 15 takes. It really depends.

Acting has always been a passion of mine, so any opportunity that allows me to do that is definitely of interest to me.

Having an open dialogue, in any creative atmosphere, is really important to feeling free to tell the story the best way you can.

I got to sing with the Boss, Sting, Pink and John Legend and all of those people. It felt like the pinnacle, and then I got the call. I cried, actually and I called my dad, it was really cool.

Don't let the world around you defeat the belief within you.