Rural Stereotype Quotes

But some people act like they think I live in the jungle someplace.

One time at the University of Colorado, at a faculty dinner, this professor said to me, 'Well, my goodness, a boy from Appa-lay-chee-a with a Ph.D!' The dinner was in her house. And I said, 'My grandparents didn't have indoor plumbing, but they had more books in their house than you do.' I was a little insulted by the Appa-lay-chee-a business.

Im from Tomball: Tomball, Texas. Its a small town on the northwest side of Houston. I dont think it's as country as people make it seem. It's actually growing. But don't go there without me, man, because they'll take your shoes and all of that.

I don't speak fluent bumpkin.

I think a lot of people have an idealistic view - if you grow up in the country, there can't possibly be anything wrong with you.

You might be a redneck if you own at least 20 baseball hats.

I was the token bumpkin. It became, 'Let's get that Clark guy. He's easy to get along with.'

You might be a redneck if the highlight of your parties is when you flip out your false teeth.

Don't you dare print my first name. That would make me sound like a real country girl.

I'm playing my first urban character in 'Thirudan Police.' It's an important film because I'll be breaking the stereotype that I'm only fit for rural characters with this role.

With the Gap Band coming from Oklahoma, other artists would tease us by calling us cowboys. We didn't grow up on a ranch, but we took that style to the stage. We knew that it was corny, but at least it was ours.

We've got this cultural mentality that you've got to be an idiot to be a farmer.

You might be a redneck if you own all the components of soap on a rope except the soap.