Piper Laurie
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"Piper Laurie" is an United States/American actress of stage and screen known for her roles in the films The Hustler (film)/The Hustler, Carrie (1976 film)/Carrie, and Children of a Lesser God, all of which brought her Academy Award nominations. She is also known for her performance as Catherine Martell in the cult television series Twin Peaks for which she won a Golden Globe Award in 1991.

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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.

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

One thing is certain. The old Piper Laurie is no more.

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

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

Back then, everyone was Lana and Rock. No one had ethnic names.

And if real life was like the movies, I should have lived happily ever after.

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

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.