Nobody thought of me as an actress. They just remembered that publicity story about my munching flower petals for breakfast. I even thought of giving up the name ‘Piper Laurie’ because I felt there was a stigma attached to it. I never could figure out just how many parts I lost and how many parts I won because of this name. I know some producers and directors said, ‘Well, maybe she can act even if her name is Piper Laurie!’
If I had stayed in Hollywood, I would have killed myself. Or someone would have done it for me.
Month: January 2017
Happy Birthday: Linda Blair
[on getting the role of “Reagan MacNeil” in The Exorcist (1973)] I wanted to be a princess. I wanted to be in Disney movies, I wanted to be in “Lassie,” I wanted to be in “Flipper.” I didn’t want to be a monster.
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