Dolly Parton

“I wear make-up, and it gets a little bit thicker every year.”

“I can write a song in about an hour if it's a simple country song.”

“I'm an energy vampire. I just suck off everybody's energy. But I give it back.”

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

“I love Velveeta cheese.”

“I was approached about having my own network many, many years ago. There were some people who wanted to start up a network, and I didn't want to get that involved in the business aspect of it.”

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

“When you're 40, you can't ride the fence anymore. You gotta make definite decisions about your life.”

“No, I can't do rap music!”

“I'm not happy all the time, and I wouldn't want to be because that would make me a shallow person. But I do try to find the good in everybody.”

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

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