Jurnee Smollett Quotes

I'm from Texas, and Texas has a reputation that far precedes actual Texas, and it is irritating sometimes.

I went to Texas a few times for gigs and adopted the cowboy look. Every man, at some point in his life, goes through a cowboy stage - everyone! Well, at least everyone that I look up to!

Well, I'm a Texas boy, and we have denim in our blood.

I'm super laid back. I'm from Texas. I love my family.

In L.A. everyone is an actor. In Texas, everyone's a musician.

Driving is a spectacular form of amnesia. Everything is to be discovered, everything to be obliterated.

Fort Worth is friendly; it's still a Texas town. It's the most Texas city in Texas.

Car love is the sound of a throaty V-8 rumbling and revving, the acceleration throwing you back in the seat - especially when you get on a beautiful, winding road and the light's dappling through the trees.

Texas is just so rich with characters. Women who live alone in a little house on a thousand acres with nothing but cattle and a pickup truck. And an airplane.

I love to drive. It's one of the most pleasurable things to me.

I still call Texas home. It is where I spent most of my life growing up.

I had never been to Texas. I'd been through Texas, but I'm so glad to be back in a place that's not L.A. or New York. To talk about Dallas, to talk about there being sweet tea on the catering table, it's rich and saturated in American-ness.

I knew more about Texas than the Texans and when they told me I would find summer here I smiled knowingly.

Texas was such a welcoming place, and with its unbelievable history and tradition, it's extra special to be a part of that.

I've been touring through Texas since I was 15, on my first tour ever.

Texas is a pretty free state.

My favorite films are 'Paris, Texas' and 'Repo Man.'

Texas is really special in that we have our own music scene, our own music chart. It's almost a genre on its own. It feels like you can make a great living just touring the state because it's so big, but eventually, I wanted a new challenge.

Growing up in Texas, I am a sunflower seeds and Dr. Pepper guy. If I have that, I'm pretty much good to go on any road trip, anywhere.

I've always been a sucker for a truck driving song.

When in Texas, do as the Texans do: Drive trucks, wear cowboy boots, and two-step!

I've always been in love with the States. When I was a kid, we would take these long summer holidays in Texas, Nashville, and all over. I fell in love with the people, the food, even the smell. You don't necessarily get that in old Europe.

Everybody likes driving through scenic, winding roads. It's hard to find people who like sitting in traffic in cities.

I love and respect the West - you can't live in Texas and not do that.

I ain't rich, but Lord I'm free. Amarillo by morning, Amarillo is where I'll be.