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

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