If there is one thing that I know about country music artists, it’s that they are real. There is absolutely zero artifice or pretentiousness in them. They’re upfront about their personal and professional struggles, their medical issues, and their love lives. Which brings me to Dolly Parton. She is one of the biggest legends in the genre and beyond. Her career spans decades of song hits, movie roles, philanthropy, and business triumphs. Perhaps the key to Parton’s enormous success is her bred-in-the-bone authenticity. The woman is what and who she is and nothing else. And that formula works for her very well.

Per Parade via People, the legendary “Jolene” performer said, “I often make jokes and say, ‘I am comfortable in my own skin, no matter how far I’ve stretched it at times.’ But I know who I am and I don’t try to be nobody else. And if that ain’t good enough for you, too bad.”

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Parton Is Secure About Her Identity

She went on to say this. “But I can walk in any room, knowing I’m going in as myself and that’ll just have to do,” she continues. “I don’t try to be anything different than what I am. And I’ve always said the one thing you could say about me is ‘I’m a very professional Dolly Parton.’ I don’t try to tell other people how to do it, how to be, but I know who I am.”

She Has a Great Recipe for Success

Parton shared these truths about herself. “I’m very self-contained with what my faith is, what my beliefs are, and what I feel my talent is and my personality, what I think I can do with that. And that has served me well through the years.”

The Beloved Star Truly Appreciates Her Good Fortune

She never forgets to always be abundantly grateful for her success and many outstanding abilities.They include singing, songwriting, and acting. “I think of myself as an artist. I write the songs, I want to sing them, I want to perform them—all that kind of stuff, rolled into one, but it never takes away from who I am as a person and my God-given gifts, and how grateful I am that God has given me the opportunities as well as the talent.”

Parton added, “So, I stay true to that, and I never get too far out of line. I just kind of stay anchored within me, and do what I do best.”