Reba McEntire

I always thought that was so strange that people would try to corral you and pigeonhole you in one category and not play you anywhere else.

You know, I get a lot of people pitching songs to me.

So, I think it has to do with the product and what you take to the public. If they like it, they’re going to come see you, and if they don’t, and if you’re kind of getting out of the trendy line of things, then they won’t come see you.

Finding a good bus driver can be as important as finding a good musician.

I think they want to keep it separate, but I’ve never been a crossover artist for some reason.

I’ve got CDs in my car, listening all the time for that next song, because everybody’s looking.

[on turning down a role in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’] I didn’t really fancy sitting in a hotel room in Los Angeles for nine weeks for two minutes on screen, to be honest. I don’t really want to be an actor. I want to write and direct. I’ve been offered about ten British films. Obviously all shit. I was offered one with Johnny Depp, but again, it was a small character part, and I thought, ‘What’s the point?’ No one’s ever watched someone in seven films for one minute and said, ‘Yeah, give him his own film’…it doesn’t happen.”

I was labeled a ‘theatre type’ in high school, which made it hard to fit in and feel part of things.

I’ve got CDs in my car, listening all the time for that next song, because everybody’s looking.

One of my theories is that men love with their eyes; women love with their ears.

If there’s anything that I can do with my time and my day to somehow make a difference, while I’m alive, imma try to do it. Period.

I don’t drink, I don’t take drugs, I don’t smoke.

When people apologize to me sincerely, I accept it. It’s really never too late to right your wrongs.

When you’re on your fifth album, you are going to be judged against all your previous work and expectations.

I resent performing for frisking idiots who don’t know anything.

How do you expect me to see your nasty-looking eye ball if you don’t look straight ahead?

I don’t fight for much, but when I fight for something, it’s usually because I think I’m going to be right.

I don’t think Disney gets enough credit as a director. When people talk about their favourite directors of all time, Disney has some dope movies under his belt too.

To be loved is a strength. To love is a weakness.

But I like to listen to demos. I like to hear the finished product. It’s like listening to a song – I mean, a story. If you’re going to sit here and tell me a story, I just like to listen. I don’t want to make them up.

Life isn’t just about you: It’s about family and friends and giving back.