I am what I am, I’m doing very well in my life, and I’m thankful to God for that.

I’ve done it all. I’m thankful and proud of what I’ve accomplished in my life. I hope to keep doing it.

Like Christ said, love thee one another. I learned to do that, and I learned to respect and be appreciative and thankful for what I had.

The first thing I do when I start my day is, I get down on my hands and knees and give thanks to God. Whenever I go outside of my house, the first thing I do is stop at the church.

Every day I’ve got to be thankful that I am alive, and you never know – the cliche is, I guess, you could get hit by a bus tomorrow, so you’d better be at peace with whatever you got going at the moment.

Should it happen tomorrow, I would fall to my knees to give thanks to God for such a career.

I have spent over 60 years bent over a guitar and to know that I wrote 70 compositions that masters have recorded, that makes me feel so good and full, and proud and thankful to the good Lord.

I’m just really thankful to have the chance to portray a character you don’t see every day.