My family was very encouraging, and both of my grandparents were both beautiful singers. My grandmother was a coloratura soprano, and my grandfather was an Irish tenor in a barbershop quartet.

When people are grieving, it's kind of like a storm, and you need something to grab onto, but often you have to brave it on your own.

I always loved bluegrass, but there was so much I didn't know about American country music in respect to the origins of this country. It was interesting to see the evolution of it.

I was classically trained in operetta from about age 4, I think.

As an actor, I function from a place of compassion and empathy - you have to believe 100 percent what your character is doing, because otherwise it will look like it's not real.

My parents listened to music in our house all the time when we were growing up. It was everything from Dolly Parton to Paul Simon... We packed in everything.

Music's always been a big part of my life, but it kind of all happened in one big ball of storytelling rather than splitting acting and singing apart.

The life of faith is not a life of mounting up with wings, but a life of walking and not fainting.

Start with yourself, strive for continuous improvement, perfection doesn't happen right away

I sighed and deleted the message, imagining the dirty clothes multiplying like rabbits, because that’s what they do when I’m not around.

God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave.

Without - you know, good intelligence stops plots against the homeland. Without that intelligence, we cannot effectively stop it.

There is no limit on earnings.

...in the ways of Nature there is no evil to be found.

The untrue things don't deserve to be respected!

I'm interested in adapting books and all sorts of things.

The media ought to be just giving a fair shake to everybody.