“He's kind of a homebody, he didn't want to go out there doing all that. No, even when he does come out, he's not going to be seen. As a matter of fact, here at Dollywood, he won't come here with me, not the times I come. He'll come up and he'll come to the park and most times nobody even knows he's been here.”

Dolly Parton · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-29

Parton described her husband Carl Dean as a homebody who avoided public appearances.