Faces Quotes by Piper Laurie

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

— 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

Ive always felt robbed of something by people not knowing I was a Jew.

— Piper Laurie

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

— Piper Laurie

I had highfalutin ideas about being a serious actress when I was 16, 17, and first signed at Universal. I was so flattered to…

— 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…

— Piper Laurie

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

— Piper Laurie

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

— Piper Laurie

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

— Piper Laurie

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

— Piper Laurie

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

— Piper Laurie