Piper Laurie Quotes

#1. The fact is, I never wanted to be a movie star.

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#2. Believe me, when an actress is told that her very name is synonymous with bad acting, she's had it.

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#3. I'm one of those people who has always been a bridesmaid.

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#4. One thing is certain. The old Piper Laurie is no more.

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#5. I've always felt robbed of something by people not knowing I was a Jew.

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#6. If I had stayed in Hollywood, I would have killed myself. Or someone would have done it for me

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#7. I never forget, remember that. Not an action, not a name, not a face.

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#8. I was so flattered to be asked to be in the movies - the idea of being paid to act was heady stuff.

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#9. It took a long time, but I have learned that you just can't take anything you want out of life without putting something back in exchange.

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#10. And if real life was like the movies, I should have lived happily ever after.

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#11. Back then, everyone was Lana and Rock. No one had ethnic names.

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#12. And even then when you take it, you've got to take it with your whole heart.

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#13. I dropped the script in the fireplace, called my agent and said, they can jail me, sue me, but I'm never acting again, unless I can do something worthwhile.

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