An old interview just resurfaced featuring Julia Roberts talking about what it was like working with Dolly Parton on the set of 1989’s “Steel Magnolias”.<\/p>\n
They shot the film in Louisiana during the middle of the summer, so it’s safe to say it was terribly hot, but Julia was amazed that Dolly wasn’t complaining because everyone else on set was.<\/p>\n
“Everybody had ice on their wrists, doing the whole thing. And Dolly never said anything. And finally, I just had to say, ‘Dolly you’ve got a wig, and the wool . . . It’s hot, just say it’s hot, you know. This is a drag.'”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
To which Dolly calmly replied,<\/p>\n
“When I was a little girl, I wanted to be famous and I wanted to be rich, and now I’m both of these things. I’m not going to complain about it.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Then Julia said,<\/p>\n
“[Now] every time I go to complain, or just kind of moan, I always hear Dolly sitting on the porch saying that, and it kinda keeps you quiet.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Beautiful words from a classy lady.<\/p>\n
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