"Before too long I was playing badly out in some bars around Memphis, but as soon as I learned a few chords I started writing my own stuff."

“Of this blest man, let his just praise be given, Heaven was in him, before he was in Heaven.”

“So I built my entire career in the United States and that's why it feels like I'm an American actor.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“Men always say, "Let's see what you can do." If we always talk and never work we will not accomplish anything.”

“Told that the passing grade is a B or competence and that we will help you to get there, students do competent work. The lowest passing grade in the real world is competence. Why do schools accept so much less?”

“We really feel happier when things look bleak. Hope is endurance. Hope is holding on and going on and trusting in the Lord.”

“I get a lot of pleasure and satisfaction out of giving pleasure to people through my singing; that's fantastic, but it's only entertainment.”

“Write this: Since my boy is the coach, I'm going to try out for the Dolphins next year. Tight end.”

“Well, I've been to Iraq twice now. I was in Baghdad in June and then north of Baghdad in November.”

Source : "News From CNN" with Fredricka Whitfield, www.cnn.com. March 26, 2004.