Being brought up very religious, I have a fear of people that look to idol gods.

My favorite movies of all times is 'Doctor Zhivago,' and I love 'Gone With the Wind.' I'd love to play some Southern belle or something where I owned a plantation.

I walk tall; I got a tall attitude.

My nails are my rhythm section when I'm writing a song all alone. Some day, I may cut an album, just me and my nails.

My best country record only sold 200,000 copies.

I know some of the best Dolly Parton jokes. I made 'em up myself.

I don't think I'm supposed to boss other people around just because I'm a so-called celebrity or star. I hate that when people act that way. No one deserves it. I've seen it happen. I don't call those people out - they know who they are. Some enjoy that reputation.

Tell me I have to be somewhere, and I'll be there 20 minutes early and stay there longer than anybody else. You hold up a lot of people if you're not on time.

When I do listen to music, I'm more prone to listen to the people I've always listened to: George Jones, Otis Redding, Alison Krauss and Emmylou Harris.

I'm pretty sure in my older years, I'll be doing old-time flavored folk-mountain music.

I wanted to write a book that talked about the emotions of children, which is the rainbow. We all have moods. We talk about being blue when we're sad, and being yellow when we're cowards, and when we're mad, we're red.

I know it's corny - but I love 'Jingle Bells!'

No matter what, I always make it home for Christmas. I love to go to my Tennessee Mountain Home and invite all of my nieces and nephews and their spouses and kids and do what we all like to do - eat, laugh, trade presents and just enjoy each other... and sometimes I even dress up like Santa Claus!

I was very honored to get to be part of 'American Idol.'

I'm not intimidated by how people perceive me.

I've never had that much trouble with the paparazzi, but I don't run the same circles that a lot of these people that do get hounded by the paparazzi.

I think 9/11 affected everybody in one way or another.

I look like a woman, but I think like a man.

I listen to my old records and I think, 'How did I ever get on the radio?'

Someone once asked me, 'How long does it take to do your hair.' I said, 'I don't know, I'm never there.'

My philosophy is simple: It's a down-home, common, horse-sense approach to things.

I can't keep somebody from being a star, and I can't make somebody a star, and nobody can.

All of my brothers and sisters are very talented. They all sang all right.

My lips, I've used collagen. I line my lips with collagen.