I am beyond thrilled that Dolly Parton secured the cover of Elle US as one of the 2019 Women in Hollywood! And even more so that the cover and in-book images were from the photoshoot I creative directed with the ever talented Jason Bell. It was a career highlight to work with such an icon!
“I figured if my work was truly good enough, people would eventually recognize that,” she says. “It was about me knowing who I was, being happy with me, and feeling comfortable in the way I presented myself. If I was happy, I could make other people happy. That’s how I’ve always looked at it: that I look totally artificial, but I am totally real, as a writer, as a professional, as a human being. A rhinestone shines just as good as a diamond.”
