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.

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 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.

God has the Power to make it happen. You have the Authority to make it happen. So stop complaining, get up, & manifest your destiny.

Life is just a short walk from the cradle to the grave-and it sure behooves us to be kind to one another along the way.

The mind can only imagine anything, or remember what is past, while the body endures.

I don't like to read novelizations of movies.

Live. Let nothing be lost upon you. Be afraid of nothing.

There are many rules for the elderly in the Highway Code. I have one too, and here it is: get a bloody move on.

I recently got into Haiku in Japan and I just think it's fantastic. Obviously, when you get rid of a whole section of illusion in your mind you're left with great precision.

I always had this New York fantasy of living in a glass high-rise.

I can't see America any other way than with a European's eyes. It fascinates me and terrifies me at the same time.

The only real number is one, the rest are mere repetition