When I had my television show, 'Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters,' it was my high hope to convert people to country music. It is wonderful and contagious!

Miss America is a perfect fit for Country Music Television, and we hope last night was step one in a long relationship.

I have lots of favorite shows, but not reality! I don't like reality TV so much. I'm saddened by people who don't show respect to each other and to themselves. It's horrible. Unfortunately, that's demonstrated a lot on reality television.

I've always been one for show business. I like performing, and I used to get criticized for having production value. But now it's all that! People need to get what they pay for! Otherwise, just listen to recorded music.

People in music lie, but they don't expect you to believe them. People in television actually expect you to believe the lies.

When I retired from my music November 1997, it had been 37 years.