A lot of people have pretty little heads, but it's difficult to find a pretty little mind.

When I look at acting careers that I really admire, I see that it's been a precise decision-making process for these people. They make decisions based on what they love, and they do only the things that they are passionate about. They play only characters that they can't stop thinking about.

Spending a lot of time alone, gave me a lot of time to think. A lot of time to think gave me the time to write songs.

Even if something really hurt you, if it made you feel something it was worth it.

The one place where I'm allowed to rebel, and the one place where I'm allowed to not worry about censoring myself is my music.

When I was 9 or 10, I used to get all the lead roles because I was the tallest person. But my interest in music soon drew me to country music. I was infatuated with the sound, with the storytelling. I could relate to it. I can't really tell you why. With me, it was just instinctual.

I am an over-achiever, and I want to be known for the good things in my life.