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The fact is, I never wanted to be a movie star.
One thing is certain. The old Piper Laurie is no more.
I'm one of those people who has always been a bridesmaid.
Back then, everyone was Lana and Rock. No one had ethnic names.
I never forget, remember that. Not an action, not a name, not a face.
Ive always felt robbed of something by people not knowing I was a Jew.
I've always felt robbed of something by people not knowing I was a Jew.
And if real life was like the movies, I should have lived happily ever after.
If I had stayed in Hollywood, I would have killed myself. Or someone would have done it for me.
I was so flattered to be asked to be in the movies - the idea of being paid to act was heady stuff.
Believe me, when an actress is told that her very name is synonymous with bad acting, she's had it.
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.
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.
I had highfalutin ideas about being a serious actress when I was 16, 17, and first signed at Universal. I was so flattered to be asked to be in the movies - the idea of being paid to act was heady stuff.