(CNN) -- Billy Ray Cyrus may be a country boy at heart, but he is also pretty savvy when it comes to navigating Hollywood. 

Billy Ray Cyrus has a full plate with acting, touring, composing and being a dad. 

When others wrote him off as a novelty act after the 1992 hit "Achy Breaky Heart," Cyrus kept making music and eventually turned to acting. 

It was a decision he said came after some well-timed fatherly advice. 

"In the mid-'90s, my dad said to me 'Son, you've got all of your eggs in one basket and you are living and dying by music,' " Cyrus recalled. "He said 'I want you to have a career like Kenny Rogers.' " 

Cyrus said his dad suggested he branch out into acting. Cyrus eventually auditioned for and won a role in what appeared to be an unlikely vehicle -- David Lynch's 2001 film "Mulholland Drive." 

After Lynch, known for such works as "Blue Velvet" and "Twin Peaks," suggested that Cyrus should continue to pursue the craft, he went on to star in the television drama "Doc," which also helped spur the career of Cyrus' greatest production -- "Hannah Montana" star, and Cyrus' daughter, Miley Cyrus. 

Now, with the release of "Hannah Montana: The Movie" on Blu-ray and DVD, a music tour and an upcoming role in a film featuring comedian George Lopez and martial arts expert Jackie Chan, Cyrus is staying busy. 

He recently took some time out of his hectic schedule to talk to CNN about how he keeps it all together, how he manages raising a family full of performers (son Trace is a member of the band Metro Station, daughter Brandi performs with the band Frank and Derol and also acts, as do younger children Braison and Noah) and what makes him a good fit for Hollywood.  What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who told Cyrus to try acting?
2. Why?
3. What type of career did he want for him?
4. Before acting what was he focused on?
5. What was his first famous song?
6. What year was that released?
7. How did people view him after that?
8. When did his dad suggest acting?
9. What was his first part?
10. What year was that?
11. Whose movie was it?
12. What else was Lynch known for?
13. What was Cyrus in after that?
14. What that another movie?
15. What was it?
16. Who is his daughter?
17. What is her job?
18. What is she known for?
19. Does he have more kids?
20. how many?
Answer: 1. his dad
2. he wanted him to have a career
3. one like Kenny Rogers
4. music
5. Achy Breaky Heart
6. 1992
7. as a novelty act
8. In the mid-'90s,
9. a role in Mulholland Drive
10. 2001
11. David Lynch's
12. Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks
13. Doc
14. no
15. a television drama
16. Miley Cyrus
17. an actress
18. Hannah Montana
19. yes
20. four

CHICAGO ---Call it a reward, or just "bribery ". 

Whichever it is, many parents today readily admit to buying off their children, who getgoodies for anything from behaving in a restaurant to sleeping all night in their own beds. 

That's what worries parenting experts. 

"I think that reward systems have a time and a place and work really well in certain situations," says Marcy Safyer, director of the Adelphi University Institute for Parenting. 

"But what often gets lost for people is being able to figure out how to communicate to their kids that doing the thing is rewarding enough," Safyer says. 

Parents and experts alike agree that thedynamic is partly a reflection of the world we live in. It's unrealistic to think a parent wouldn't reward their children with material things sometimes, says Robin Lanzi, a clinical psychologist and mother of four who's the research director at the Center on Health and Education at Georgetown University. 

"But you want to make sure that they match the behavior, so it's not something huge for something small," Lanzi says. 

She recalls hearing about a father who offered his child a Nintendo Wii game system for scoring a couple goals in a soccer game. 

Elizabeth Powell, a mother of two young daughters in Austin, Texas, knows what she means. 

"You want to raise them in a way that they're respectful and appreciate things," Powell says of her children. "But sometimes, you wonder now if kids appreciate even a new pair of shoes. " What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What did a dad offer his kid for scoring some goals?
2. What game was the kid playing?
3. How many kids does Elizabeth Powell have?
4. Are they both boys?
5. Are they young or old?
6. Will they die in some traumatic event?
7. Where does Elizabeth live?
8. What's Robin Lanzi do for a living?
9. How many kids does she have?
10. Where does she work?
11. What's her official title there?
12. Who thinks that a reward system has a time and a place?
13. Does she think it works really well in some circumstances?
14. Where does she work?
15. What's her title?
16. Does Powell think kids should be respectful?
17. Does Powell also want to raise kids to appreciate things, in addition to being respectful?
18. What's an example of something she thinks kids should appreciate getting?
19. Do experts think it's worrisome to reward kids for sleeping all night in their own beds?
20. What about for behaving in a restaurant?
Answer:
1. Nintendo Wii game system
2. soccor
3. Two
4. no
5. young
6. unknown
7. Austin, Texas
8. clinical psychologist
9. Four
10. Georgetown University.
11. research director
12. Marcy Safyer
13. yes
14. Adelphi University Institute for Parenting.
15. director
16. unknown
17. yes
18. a new pair of shoes. "
19. yes
20. yes