I believe in following your instincts with the people that you like and who you like to be with.

She tries to get a waitressing job for a while - I mean, she's looking for a while before she finds Coyote Ugly - and it's hard to get a waitressing job in the city.

I've never been one for sitting on beaches.

I really like the idea of restaurant life, especially in New York where everyone has small apartments - that restaurant culture where you sit at a table for a long time and the afternoon goes by and you're kind of living there. I like that more than nightlife.

I mean, its hard to be an actor in the city - trying to make it as an actor - because you waitress all night, you get home really late and you're super tired and your feet hurt.

In Texas it's always hot, dry, sunny, not a cloud in the sky.

It takes a lot of guts to get up on top of a bar and dance.