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.

Nobody's perfect. The only one that ever was, was crucified.

A lot of people say I'd miss show business if I quit. I'd miss some of it. Now it's the only life I know.

I was the first woman ever named Entertainer of the Year in country music.

Why leave the nut you got for one you don't know?

I try to visit people in hospitals when I can, smiling and joking while I'm there. But when I leave, I just start crying.

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.