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

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

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.

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.

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.

You gotta keep trying to find your niche and trying to fit into whatever slot that's left for you or to make one of your own.