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

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

Back then, everyone was Lana and Rock. No one had ethnic names.
Piper Laurie

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

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.
Piper Laurie

I never forget, remember that. Not an action, not a name, not a face.
Piper Laurie

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

I'm one of those people who has always been a bridesmaid.
Piper Laurie

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

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.
Piper Laurie


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

The fact is, I never wanted to be a movie star.
Piper Laurie