I've never been more moved by a voice than I have been by Roy Orbison. I loved him personally, and I loved his voice. I think of him often and frequently listen to his songs.

I'm not going to limit myself just because people won't accept the fact that I can do something else.

I am confident that partnering my Dollywood Company with a great company like Gaylord will create something truly special.

As a songwriter, you respect and appreciate the writings of other people, and I often get asked, are there songs out there I wish I'd written? Yes. There's many of them!

I know when something ain't right, and I know exactly what I will or won't tolerate.

They say somebody's 'street smart.' I feel like, if I got intelligence, it's just a country smart.

I really learned to sing in church, I think, really with emotion.