When I was in college, I was debating to try my hand at show business, or to become a professor. I just thought of the risk of not going into show business and always wondering if I would've had a chance. Because that's where my real heart was.

We've taken what was just once a racetrack and made it a multifaceted gaming destination for the entire region.

I think when the movie `Roxanne' came out, which I also had written, I felt something new that I never felt, which was respect.

Were they beautiful? We were all beautiful. We were in our twenties.

Be so good they can't ignore you.

The banjo is such a happy instrument--you can't play a sad song on the banjo - it always comes out so cheerful.

Throughout my whole life, as a performer, I've never played with a band. I've always played alone, so I was never required to stay in rhythm or anything. So it was a real different experience for me to start playing with a band. There were so many basic things for me to learn.