My grandfather was one of the most amazing Baptist ministers in history, he was unbelievable. He was one of the most amazing men - the most amazing man that I ever met... He lived an amazing life.

I'm such a foodie. If I see a pork chop, I'm eating it.

I am a very approachable and personable person, and I always put myself last. Whether it's family or friends, I always think about them first.

I want to date someone who likes who I am as a person and not what I do for a living.

I almost find it very attractive when a woman has no idea who I am.

I kind of grew up with high goals for myself; I intended to play pro baseball. Growing up in Texas, Hollywood isn't much of a reality.

I'm a very kind of personable person and I love people.

In Dallas, life is a little slower. It's a little more day-to-day routine. It's just a simpler life. At the end of the day, I love Texas girls, and I kind of relate to them.

Hollywood is a fast-paced, competitive world.

Seize the day, then let it go.

Look outside of what is possible and think about what could be.

I believe when there are so many forces pulling our society apart, we need more commitment to marriage, not less.

In Texas, it's legal for a kid to be in a bar with your parents.

We've got nothing to lose, and there's no point losing this game

Truthfulness is the real mark of integrity.

A few years later, my Uncle David took me to the Earle Theatre to hear Duke Ellington.

The final test of a painting, theirs, mine, any other, is: do the painter's emotions come across?

If nothing we do matters... , then all that matters is what we do

It's not so much what happens to us, as what happens in us that counts.