I've always been full of nervous energy, but I'm not really as happy as I seem.

My biggest hero, Gregory Peck, was my birthday present on April 14, 1973. I just sat and stared at him.

When something is bothering me, I write a song that tells my feelings.

I came out the back of the building and I was hollering, 'I've sung on the Grand Ole Opry! I've sung on the Grand Ole Opry!'

Do the best you can with yourself and hope for the best.

My mother used to paper pictures from movie magazines on the wall of her bedroom. When I was born, she looked at those pictures to decide on a name for me. Claudette Colbert's picture was up there and so was Loretta Young's. She decided Loretta was the prettiest name, so I was named after her.

I get along with all the women singers, but especially Dolly Parton. We talk the same hillbilly language.