When I was growing up in Pennsylvania, auditioning for Broadway was my dream.

There are times when you get frustrated, but the one thing you always focus on is treating people well. You just cannot storm off and freak out.

I'm intrigued and drawn to people who know exactly who they are, who know what they want, who live life on their own terms.

My confidence is easy to shake. I am very well aware of all of my flaws. I am aware of all the insecurities that I have.

Once a relationship is done, it's done. You can't do that back and forth thing.

When I'm getting to know someone, I look for someone who has passions that I respect, like his career. Someone who loves what he does is really attractive.

I've never thought about any kind of prejudice about women in country music because I never felt like it affected me. I was fortunate enough to come about in a time when I didn't feel that kind of energy at all, and it was always my theory that if you want to play in the same ballgame as the boys, you've got to work as hard as them.