Roy Clark Quotes

'Hee Haw' was a huge influence on me.

A lot of the big stars of today got their beginnings and their first network and national exposure from 'Hee Haw.'

'Days' has always been strong as an icon in TV history, and it's still going on strong and represents the genre of daytime drama so well. I'm proud to be a part of it.

The expectations were low for 'Castle;' people thought we'd be one season and done.

I was always very grateful to 'em and am grateful to 'em now. I went back a couple of years ago and did their 20th anniversary show. But the longer I stayed on Hee Haw, the worse things got for me musically.

The fact 'Twin Peaks' had a life at all took most of us in the cast by surprise. We thought it would be too unusual for network television. The original intention was that it would be a two-hour movie. If the network didn't want to pick it up as a series, it could just show that. But ABC took a chance.

I have noticed that these pop bands will play our hillbilly songs when they cain't eat any other way!

Every redneck's dream is to write a song and have it go on a fishing show.

You have to imagine you write a show about a sponge and you think that maybe a few people will think it is funny, some college students, but it takes off. It is truly shocking - to the point where it is bizarre.

You might be a redneck if you have every episode of Hee Haw on tape.

You might be a redneck if an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger changed your life.

I've been with 'Days of Our Lives' for 21 years, and I've decided this year is going to be my last year.

What you need for breakfast, they say in East Tennessee, is a jug of good corn liquor, a thick steak and a hound dog. Then you feed the steak to the dog.

You might be a redneck if you're moved to tears every time you hear Dolly Parton singing I Will Always Love You.

You might be a redneck if your most expensive shoes have numbers on the heels.

I respect country music because I feel like it's more about the talent and the songwriting.

I am amazed at the response of my being on the show. Everywhere I go, every young person points at me and says "Hi, Aunt Dolly." Or "Are you Aunt Dolly?" I love doing the show and I love Miley and Billy Ray [Cyrus]. I am proud to be her honorary Godmother.

You might be a redneck if...your belt buckle weighs more than three pounds.

You might be a redneck if the antenna on your truck is a danger to low flying airplanes.

Country music isn't a guitar, it isn't a banjo, it isn't a melody, it isn't a lyric. It's a feeling.

Sorry for the tune up between time, but what the hell, cowboys are the only ones who stay in tune, anyway.

You might be a redneck if your parakeet knows the phrase Open up, Police!

Electing a black man named Barack Obama President in the same country that elected George W. Bush - twice! - is as far-fetched as a hustler from Marcy performing at that President's inauguration. But it happened.

'7th Heaven' was a big ensemble cast, so everyone would get a turn. Basically, I'd get a script that focused on my character and think, 'Oh, I'm working every day this week.' The mindset was I've got more to do, so I had to focus.

This is real, this is your life in a song...this is country music.