I was born in an odd spot and was a very sensitive kid. My feelings could get hurt so easily because I always wanted to be loved, I wanted to be touched, I wanted to touch somebody. I wanted everybody to love me, so I think I was louder than I should have been. I was just trying to get attention. I always felt like I was somebody special, maybe it's because I needed to be somebody special.

Sometimes if you jump into something too quickly, you can screw up something that might have been good two years down the road.

Being a star just means that you just find your own special place and that you shine where you are. To me that's what being a star means.

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

I'll never harden my heart but I've toughened the muscles around it.

The bible says, 'All things are possible.' I believe that.

To me it's a two-way street. They're good to me, and I'm good to them. It's a natural thing for me to love people, and I think people sense it. ... I am secure with the kind of person I am. I don't feel like I'm better than anyone, but I'm just as good as anyone.