United Kingdom, May 8 -- Dolly Parton would find it "too hard" to be a judge on reality TV.

The 79-year-old country music legend has been asked numerous times to appear on the panel of shows like 'American Idol' and 'The Voice' but has always turned down the opportunity because she "can't hurt" the hopefuls who audition.

She told E! News: "I've been asked to do that a lot of times. It's too hard for me. That's why I don't accept it, because I know how sincere everybody is. Even if they're not that good, they believe they are. And I just can't hurt people."

Outside of her mammoth music career, Dolly launched the Dollywood theme park in her native Tennessee in 1985, and just weeks after the major tourist attraction celebrated its 40th an...