"I was very honored to get to be part of 'American Idol.'" — Dolly Parton

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

There's a lot of rednecks in the country where I grew up.

I'm just a friendly person; that runs in my family.

When I'm home, I spend Sunday with my husband. If we're not cooking, we travel around in our camper, stop at fast-food restaurants, and picnic. We love that stuff that will harden your arteries in a hurry.