"I dropped the script in the fireplace, called……" — 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."
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13 Quotes by Piper Laurie
Piper Laurie has 13 quotes on this site.
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It took a long time, but I have learned that you just can't take anything you want out of life…
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Believe me, when an actress is told that her very name is synonymous with bad acting, she's had it.
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I'm one of those people who has always been a bridesmaid.
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I never forget, remember that. Not an action, not a name, not a face.
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And if real life was like the movies, I should have lived happily ever after.
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Ive always felt robbed of something by people not knowing I was a Jew.
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I was so flattered to be asked to be in the movies - the idea of being paid to act…
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The fact is, I never wanted to be a movie star.
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If I had stayed in Hollywood, I would have killed myself. Or someone would have done it for me
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Back then, everyone was Lana and Rock. No one had ethnic names.
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One thing is certain. The old Piper Laurie is no more.
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And even then when you take it, you've got to take it with your whole heart.
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