“It used to be that Nashville would work to develop promising artists.” — Crystal Gayle Quote

It used to be that Nashville would work to develop promising artists.

Well, maybe surf one time; I think it would be fun to catch a wave just once.

When my dad died, I developed a nervous habit. He was very shy and quiet, and I was like him.

You have to be committed or you fall behind, lose out.

So many singers want to act, and so many actors try to sing.

Artists instinctively want to reflect humanity, their own and each other's, in all its intermittent virtue and vitality, frailty and fallibility.

You have gigantic companies feeding off musicians and artists because the artists need the exposure.

When I first started acting, I was actually working with the National Youth Theatre in London doing anti-knife crime workshops, so I was listening to a lot of music that was around us all the time, around the guys I was working with, and the kids - lots of young grime artists from London.

I would love to work with Karlie Kloss and model for Chanel. And I would love to be in a music video with Lady Gaga or Taylor Swift, my two favorite artists.