Dolly Parton

Until I was a teenager, I used red pokeberries for lipstick and a burnt matchstick for eyeliner. I used honeysuckle for perfume. ”

All my momma's people were very musical. My grandpa, who was the Pentecostal minister, he was a great musician. He played the fiddle, he played the piano. ”

When I was a little girl, I always dreamed of being a star. I didn't really know what all that meant. I didn't know. ”

It's not easy being young. It's hard to know what to do. ”

You don't see too many atheists on the deathbed. They all start cramming then. ”

I've... been accused of being involved with every man I'm ever seen with or worked with. Maybe I have, maybe I ain't. I never tell if I have. ”

I can be accused of trying to be commercial sometimes. ”

I'm comfortable in my own skin, no matter how far it's stretched. Ha ha. ”

Years ago, when I first started being a big star, I had fans that were fanatical. It was when 'Jolene' was a big hit. ”

I've never been a feminist. ”