Dolly Parton

People like bluegrass. It's had a following amongst a lot of hip and young people. A lot of college kids like bluegrass.

After momma gave birth to 12 of us kids, we put her up on a pedestal. It was mostly to keep Daddy away from her.

I hated school. Even to this day, when I see a school bus it's just depressing to me. The poor little kids.

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

I've tried different things through the years to get some play on mainstream. I'll try to tailor-make it.

Nobody can ever make enough money for as many poor relatives as I've got. Somebody's got a sick kid, or somebody needs an operation, somebody ain't got this, somebody ain't got that. Or to give the kids all a car when they graduate.

My fat never made me less money.

A gypsy told me I was going to do great things. I was going to make all kinds of money.

I will not play just an evil part. In fact, I got offered $7 million several years ago to play the part that Faye Dunaway played in 'Supergirl.' I was kind of insulted. I was impressed with the money, but I said, 'Why are you asking me to play an evil witch? Do I come across as an evil witch to you?'

Money ain't everything.

It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.

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.