Piper Laurie Professions : Film actressBorn : January 22, 1932 Browse All Authors Top 13 quotes by Piper Laurie And if real life was like the movies, I should have lived happily ever after. Piper Laurie ever-afterrealshould-have 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 life-lessonlife-changinglong I never forget, remember that. Not an action, not a name, not a face. Piper Laurie namesfacesaction I had highfalutin ideas about being a serious actress when I was 16, 17, and first signed at Universal. I was so flattered to be asked to be in the movies - the idea of being paid to act was heady stuff. Piper Laurie paidstuffideas Believe me, when an actress is told that her very name is synonymous with bad acting, she's had it. Piper Laurie actingnamesbelieve I'm one of those people who has always been a bridesmaid. Piper Laurie bridesmaidsweddingpeople Ive always felt robbed of something by people not knowing I was a Jew. Piper Laurie jewknowingpeople The fact is, I never wanted to be a movie star. Piper Laurie movie-starstarsfacts If I had stayed in Hollywood, I would have killed myself. Or someone would have done it for me. Piper Laurie hollywooddoneifs 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 somethingnevermei-can Back then, everyone was Lana and Rock. No one had ethnic names. Piper Laurie ethnicrockeveryoneback One thing is certain. The old Piper Laurie is no more. Piper Laurie thingoldmoreone-thing And even then when you take it, you've got to take it with your whole heart. Piper Laurie yourtakeyouheart Similar Authors Isabella Rossellini film-actress Izabella Scorupco film-actress Betty Buckley film-actress Bipasha Basu film-actress Butterfly McQueen film-actress Bryce Dallas Howard film-actressAll Authors
