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My family actually lived in the same village for about 400 years. They had great stability until the last century. People lived and intermarried in small villages.

I have lived most of my life in small towns, and I'm in the habit of knowing and talking to everyone.

I think there are people who really love the comfort of their small town, and there are people who feel stuck by it.

We still have community, but we don't seem to have local community. Even in a small town where you know your neighbors and your mother's down the street, they're not in arm's length.

For example, when my mother died, the people who showed up just to put an apron on to cook, people who really do the right thing, so to speak, as my momma would always say to show that they care, a sense of community that we've lost so much in our country.

I'm still really close with everyone at home and their parents - and their brothers and sisters. I was so, so, so lucky to grow up as part of a community and I don't take that for granted. I try very hard to stay part of it.

I have always been interested in people who live outside of the fabric of the norm.

My folks still live in my childhood home, and so when I'm home with them, I usually feel the best.

What makes most people comfortable is some sort of sense of nostalgia. I grew up in a small town, and I could count my friends on one hand, and I still live that way. I think I'll die in a small town. When I can't move my bones around a stage any more, you'll find me living in a place that's spread out and rural and spacious.