“I have a very down-to-earth father. My wife is an actress and famous h...” — Brad Paisley Quote

I have a very down-to-earth father. My wife is an actress and famous herself is more down-to-earth than anyone I know.

I don't want to do risky. I want to do important. And lovable. Important and lovable.

Here's the problem with talking about who I voted for. If I say I voted for Romney, then everybody's like, 'Of course.' If I say I voted for Obama, everybody's like, 'Of course.' And then I'm no longer the guy you can't figure out.

As a songwriter, it can be a kiss of death for you to fall in love.

That was my trick. I interned a lot.

I think people should have the legal right to hurt themselves without fearing that they're going to get locked up for doing so. But on a personal level, if someone I loved was hurting himself or herself in front of me, I would, of course, try to restrain them.

My mother never asked me to do anything she wouldn't do herself. She always taught by example.

There are things that happen to us in our lives that just stay with us forever. And they change us, and it's really emotional playing someone who is going through such tectonic shifts within herself.

It's inspiring to play a woman who stands up for herself.