155 Quotes by Sissy Spacek

My parents were devoted. Civic minded. We had family counsels. Three of us children against two of them. We lived a ‘Leave It to Beaver’ time.

I didn’t worry about leaving the fast lane – I was just so consumed with my baby that it seemed like the right thing to do. I never felt like I left New York, though. If you’ve lived in a place and loved it, you never feel like you left it.

I’m a fool for a good role in a creative piece where there are really such talented writers and wonderful actors.

Our perception of celebrities in Hollywood is not the reality. The reality of our lives is so much like everyone else’s life. We have family members we love, everyone gets up in the morning, they have three meals a day and they go about their business.

I had no fear ’cause it seemed everyone in the audience always applauded whatever I did. Course, maybe it was because I always seemed to know everyone in the audience.

I don’t take characters home with me.

I’ve not had a mean life.

I’ve always been a people-watcher, and as an actor, later, I just mined all those little details.

You shouldn’t change what you are in the search for success.