The world is my stage. I try to be good at it, whatever part I'm playing - even in my daily life or when the spotlight hits me on the stage to perform - I gotta be alive every second in this world. With or without the applause!

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

I love everybody. My heart's open to everybody.

Living in America and, of course, just being women in general, we've got more strength than we think we do.

I embrace everybody for who and what they are.

I got kind of scared when I thought they wanted me to do something... I didn't want to be naked on the front of a magazine unless everybody would know it was a joke. I wouldn't want to be naked even then.

I'm just a simple country girl.