Dolly Parton: Which trait in yourself do you like least?

Well, I’m proud of all of them. I think the one that’s most personal to me is the lil’ Coat of Many Colors, because it talks about my mom, my parents, and kind of gives you an insight. It also covers bullying, acceptance and all that.

Recorded Guardian reader “VerulamiumParkRanger”; as told to Rich Pelley, Guardian reader interview, The Guardian, 31 October 2024 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Flipping my wig.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2012 source ↗

Question What does happiness look like for you when life is going well? Identity & self

A big loaded baked potato and a good book with time to eat it and read it.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 November 2012 source ↗

Question What kind of death would you consider a good one? Death & what remains

Singing onstage—and everyone walking around me saying, “Look how happy she looks.”

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 24 October 2012 source ↗

Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

Any person trying to uplift mankind.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2012 source ↗

Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

Dishonesty and being late for appointments.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2012 source ↗

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