25 Quotes by Piper Laurie

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

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

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

I would love to still be using my name.

But then I became so disillusioned... I had very little life experience and certainly no technique to deal with comedy with any flair.

But then I became so disillusioned.... I had very little life experience and certainly no technique to deal with comedy with any flair.

As far back as I can remember, I've had only one real ambition: to be an actress.

If you can see what the outside is like, it stimulates the imagination, it frees you in a way, to think and feel the way a character might.

Instead of changing my name, I would change Piper Laurie. That was the beginning.