A lot of my own relatives didn't get to go to school because we were mountain people. You have to get out and work and help feed the family. My own dad couldn't read and write. And my dad was very proud of me.

I love story songs because I've always loved books.

I pray a lot. I pray that God will show me what to do and will guide me and lead me.

Mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston. I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, 'Whitney, I will always love you. You will be missed.'

I stay close to my roots and my family. I never want to forget any part of it. I'm still just a hillbilly at heart, thus a Backwoods Barbie.

I'm almost like three people. There's me the, Dolly, the person. There's me, the star. And then there's me, the manager.

[On why she doesn't exercise:] If I tried to jog with these boobs, I'd end up with two black eyes.