The quotations of

Dolly Parton

American singer-songwriter

1946–2026

5 quotes, most often on Comedy and Character.

It takes a lot of money to look this cheap.
Interview with Vanity Fair magazine (November 2012)
- Comedy
- Money
I look so totally artificial, but I’ve always been the simplest person in the world.
Interview by Jancee Dunn, “Dolly Parton: At 57, the Country Legend Still Brims With Vitality”, Rolling Stone (30 October 2003)
- Character
My joke [is that] if I have any regrets, it’s that I got caught with some of the stuff that I had no regret about.
Dolly Parton on style, stardom and sexists: ‘I know how to push men off and get the hell away’ The Guardian (October 9, 2023).
- Comedy
I think that if I am smart in business, it’s just that I’m smart about who I am. I know what I can, can’t, will and won’t do, and if I have to be strict about that, I will.
Interview by Jancee Dunn, “Dolly Parton: At 57, the Country Legend Still Brims With Vitality”, Rolling Stone (30 October 2003)
- Business
- Character
It is true that I look artificial, but I believe that I’m totally real. My look is really based on a country girl’s idea of glam. I wasn’t naturally pretty, so I make the most of anything I’ve got.
Dolly Parton: Making the most of everything CBS News (September 1, 2019).
- Beauty

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