The country’s music icon, Dolly Parton, openly alludes to the sexism practices she has faced intensely throughout her professional career as a singer and actress.

The star who won 11 Grammys who had sold more than 100 million albums revealed that from an early age he was used to ignoring various criticisms and assessments from outside, especially when he began to explore acting and get roles in Hollywood in the 1980s.

In his latest interview with People, Parton said many parties in the industry had a false assumption that he had no clear direction in his career.

The emergence of the assumption of beinglittled, said Parton, was only because she was a woman.

“You have to grow into everything, and you have to grow out of everything; that’s how I handle my career,” Dolly Parton said.

“I need to try a lot. A lot of people think, just because you’re a girl, you don’t always know what you’re doing.”

The ‘Jolene’ singer continued, the only thing he prioritized was what he had to do, regardless of other people’s judgment.

“I don’t care what other people do. I only care about what I need to do,” he said.

In response to people’s trivial views, Parton explained, he always relies on his own beliefs, intuition, and determinations as the main compass to guide every step.

The principle helps him to stay focused on the quality of work, instead of the glamorous image inherent in him.

“I’m not trying to tell other people how to do it, how to act, but I know who I am,” he said. “I’m a star for everyone except for myself. I’m just a hard-working girl. I’ve always said that I’m a working horse (workorse) who looks like a horse showing off (show horse).”

In another part of the interview, he also emphasized that the only person he considered a true competitor was himself.

“I’m not trying to outperform anyone except myself. I just want to be the best myself at all times and try to develop every day,” he said.

“It’s not just about getting rich; it’s about being successful in what I like. Neither dreams nor hopes will come true without hard work,” Dolly Parton concluded.