Thou shalt not whine' should be the eleventh commandment.

To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.

For me, singing sad songs often has a way of healing a situation. It gets the hurt out in the open into the light, out of the darkness.

Be different, stand out, and work your butt off.

Again its time to pray for peace.

If you want to succeed in life...you must pick 3 bones to carry with you at all times: a wish bone, a backbone, and a funny bone.

It's very important to surround yourself with people you can learn from.

Finding a good bus driver can be as important as finding a good musician.

It's funny how many people will come to Vegas to see your show where they might not come out to see you unless you come to their hometown.

Life's supposed to be about making the path a little gentler for those traveling behind you.

Make sure you're always giving, way more than you're taking

The only reality is the grace of repentance.

It's the only dish I serve my craziness for color in.

Learn to stand for something right even if you are the only one standing for it.

I was raised in a working class family of Baptist faith, and I went to college on a church scholarship where early teachings were reinforced. Abortion was wrong, I was taught.

The confident artist is a fool.

My errors were more fertile than I ever imagined.

So much as one person with a contrary spirit to God is enough to affect all the meetings - that the revival fire did not flow until that person broke and confessed, or the Lord removed him.

Tattoos are interesting, but at the same time they are also a mask - you are exhibiting your past life on your body.

The best actors, I think, have a childlike quality. They have a sort of an ability to lose themselves. There's still some silliness.

I guess I'm an actor - just human behaviour's just fascinating to me. I mean, I'd like to be.