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Piper Laurie

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

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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 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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"The fact is, I never wanted to be a movie star."
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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 without putting something back in exchange."
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"Back then, everyone was Lana and Rock. No one had ethnic names."
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"I was so flattered to be asked to be in the movies - the idea of being paid to act was heady stuff."
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"And if real life was like the movies, I should have lived happily ever after."
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"I've always felt robbed of something by people not knowing I was a Jew."
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