The payoffs in showbiz seemed as random as a slot machine.

There were no bigger stars in the new evangelism than the Bakkers.

They don't call me spontaneous and irreverant for nothing.

To me an audition is 30 crazed people in a room waiting to be axed.

To this day I do not believe I'm great at anything.

We heard stories about fakery and decoys at revivals. I never personally saw any trickery.

We're imperfect people trapped in an imperfect world until we get to that place beyond.

When I was almost 13 I was ripe for religion. I was actually just plain ripe.

Why do I pray? Because I never know what's going to pop out of my mouth.

Love in the real world means saying you're sorry 10 times a day.

A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations.

It's no secret that I love to talk, but the real secret is I love to listen, too.

If I could learn to treat triumph and disaster the same, then I would find bliss.

Our culture is in moral chaos. On TV we celebrate freaks instead of honest, decent people.

There was no way we'd ever get spoiled. Daddy made sure to instill in us a work ethic.

I hate politics, hate deals, and deal-making, hate meeting with attorneys and agents.

For every sleazeball in the business there are plenty of decent and wonderful people.

For many people religion can be so easy they stumble right over it.

God didn't bless me with success so I could eat caviar every day.

I did feel from day one that I was a born performer.