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.

There's always been a man telling me what to do.

I've seen every highway in the United States, and they all look alike to me.

Because Olivia Newton-John wasn't from Nashville, they didn't like her winning our awards. I've got no complaints.

Mommy smoked but she didn't want us to. She saw smoke coming out of the barn one time, so we got whipped.

I refuse to be pushed around anymore.

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.