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

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

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

And even then when you take it, you've got to take it with your whole heart.
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 never forget, remember that. Not an action, not a name, not a face.
Piper Laurie