The first car Larry the Cable Guy owned was a 1969 Formula Firebird.
"I had it for about seven days and the cops came and got it," he said. "I got arrested."
He then broke into a smile and talked about how he actually got the car from his sister.
But was that the real story? When people sit down with Larry the Cable Guy, it's hard to tell where the character ends and the real stories begin.
He said he got the deal for the voice of the tow truck character Mater in "Cars" when director John Lasseter heard about 200 voices and none of them seemed right.
Then he was watching a DVD that featured Larry the Cable Guy.
He said Lasseter told him, "The first voice on there was yours. And when I heard it I was like, 'That's the tow truck.' "
Larry continued, twisting things back to a joke, saying, "They sweetened the deal and said, 'We're going to pay you $300.' And I was on it!"
He talked about how "Cars" should attract a good crowd, because it goes for a different target audience than usual.
"They'll go see it just because its got some NASCAR guys in it," he said. "Not only that, Larry the Cable Guy is in it!"
A NASCAR fan himself, Larry spoke about some of the people he roots for, including former driver Dick Trickle as well as current Nextel Cup driver Michael Waltrip.
Larry met Waltrip after a comedy routine at a Charlotte club and the two hung out for a bit.
"He's a better NASCAR driver than a street driver," Larry said.
Larry admits he's earned his fame, but he tries not to let it go to his head.
"I like to be able to walk on my back porch and smell fresh cut hay," he said. "I like doing what I do and it's fun, but at the end of the day I'm the same person I've always been."
