My doctor told me that I drastically needed to lose weight. Fear of death and dying motivated meto make many lifestyle changes that led me to eventually shed over 100 pounds.

As I've evolved in life my writing process has taken a turn. I'm inspired by everyday life. I could be in the middle of something and hear a commercial. I enjoy songs writing themselves.

I grew up being teased for being overweight.

Music was my coping mechanism. I could place myself outside my body. It humbles you.

I want to speak to the dream in your heart. That dream that has taken a backseat as you have strived to live up to something different.

Rejection makes you uglier, acceptance makes you, all the more, good-looking!

Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things cannot be changed.

Do not worship me, I am not God. I'm only a man. I worship Jesus Christ.

I don't really take myself very seriously.

The challenge is that we live in a time where there's a lot of crap on television.

We never gave up. We didn't get lost in a sea of despair. We kept the faith. We kept pushing and pulling. We kept marching. And we made some progress.

I was very lucky with 'Soap' and 'Who's the Boss,' which was great fun, and then went on 'Coach' and 'Everybody Loves Raymond.' I've been truly blessed, and the work has all been fun and a joy.

The God of this world is riches, pleasure and pride.

It’s much easier not to know things sometimes. And to have french fries with your mom be enough.