Religion Has Been An Essential

I Firmly Believe That In Every Situation, No Matter How Difficult, God Extends Grace Greater Than The Hardship, And Strength And Peace Of Mind That Can Lead Us To A Place Higher Than Where We Were Before.

I Am Proud Of Being A Southerner. I Wasn't About To Let Southerners On My Show Be Stupid Or Aw-shuckses Who Just Sit On The Front Porch And Spit In The Yard. I Wasn't About To Do That, And I Made That Very Clear From The Start. I Was Kind Of The Gate-keeper On That Stuff.

I Was Baptized Alongside My Mother When I Was 8 Years Old. Since Then, I Have Tried To Walk A Christian Life... And Now That I'm Getting Older, I Realized That I'm Walking Even Closer With My God.

I Sang 'a Closer Walk With Thee' Along With Blues Singer Brownie Mcghee, ... Then There Was A Show Where Carol Houston, An Actress On 'matlock' Sang 'it Is Well With My Soul' Accompanied By A Choir. Boy, That Was Powerful.

I Am Proud Of My Connections To Carolina And Pleased To Know That Some Results From A Lifetime Of Work On Television, Film, Stage And Recordings Will Have A Permanent Home In Chapel Hill.