I had someone correct my grammar once on a blind date, and within the first ten minutes, the date was over. You just don't correct somebody's grammar. That's just not okay. I'm from Tennessee so I probably say everything wrong. I might have said ain't, or something like that.

If you are not yelling at your kids, you are not spending enough time with them.

There's something timeless and important about making people laugh, about being the right spot in their day

For all the girls out there, it’s totally possible to be a good girl. I’m going to try to make it cool

Turning 30 was really big for me. I can get really stuck on I don't like this or that about myself. I've found that the only thing that breaks that for me is being able to spend time alone, going to the movies by myself or going to art museums alone. I do that a lot. I've discovered the importance of even 15 or 30 minutes a day where it is just me.

I traveled all over the South looking for factories – to keep production in the South. I wanted to give back to the place and people that raised me.

I’ve been through really trying experiences personally, and your family is who you turn to.

I was always, as a younger actress, very conscious of not wanting to act sexy. I didn’t see myself like that. But I think as a woman, you get older, you feel more confident in your sexuality. You’re not as intimidated by it, not as embarrassed by it.

Even people that know Johnny Cash’s music really well and know that he was married don’t really know that much about June Carter. So finding out about her really helped to inform my performance and to bring her to the front in a way that she has never been before.

It’s fun chasing boys, especially when you’re young, but I think it takes time and life experience to notice the other boys.