You know, Katie Couric is one of my favorite people.

When I go to a restaurant, yeah, I know that a line is probably going to form in front of the table, but didn't I always wish for that? Yeah, I did.

I don't compete with other people in the industry, I compete with myself.

I just kind of live a life, and I let all the gossip live somewhere else. If you go too far down the rabbit hole of what people think about you, it can change everything about who you are.

being fearless doesn't mean you have no fears. it means you're strong enough to face them

It's possible to climb to the top without stomping on other people.

I remember auditioning for record labels and having them tell me, 'Well, the country-radio demographic is the thirty-five-year-old female housewife. Give us a song that relates to the thirty-five-year-old female, and we'll talk.'