Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Partonis an American singer, songwriter, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in country music. Parton is the most honored female country performer of all time. Achieving 25 RIAA certified gold, platinum, and multi-platinum awards, she has had 25 songs reach No. 1 on the Billboard Country charts, a record for a female artist. She has 41 career top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and she has 110 career charted singles over...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth19 January 1946
CitySevierville, TN
CountryUnited States of America
I still have my first paycheck. It was just, I think, a dollar or two that I got when I started as a songwriter with BMI, and I had some songs there that I had through the company, and in the mail I got this big old check for, like, a dollar and a half or something. Somebody had recorded one of my songs.
I think he's one of the greatest songwriters of all time, ... Bob Dylan , Neil Young, Merle Haggard , Hank Williams. All of them are different styles, but those are the songs that make the times. They're the songs that last through time.
I will not play just an evil part. In fact, I got offered $7 million several years ago to play the part that Faye Dunaway played in 'Supergirl.' I was kind of insulted. I was impressed with the money, but I said, 'Why are you asking me to play an evil witch? Do I come across as an evil witch to you?'
I will shed the sins and struggles, I have carried all these years. And I'll leave my heart wide open, I will love and have no fear.
I take all that as a compliment. And if someone gets vulgar, I can put them in their place, but still do it in a fun way.
I feel like I'm fighting a battle when I didn't start a war
For me, these songs are not really political, but more a sign of the times, ... I see them as songs of hope, songs with strong messages, songs that take on a new relevance today.
He did do a vocal just for me that I'll keep for myself and that I'll always treasure,
Having a big gay following, I get hate mail and threats.
Well, I'm talking about your beautiful green eyes. Are they real?
Well, it's always fun, this movie, what it's done. It's just amazing to me that it's 25 years old, and how long it's lasted, and the fact that it had a good message then, it has a good message now.
I think there is a little magic in the fact that I'm so totally real but look so artificial at the same time.
I don't like to give advice. I like to give people information because everyone's life is different, and everyone's journey is different.
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.