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22 quotes by Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek (born Mary Elizabeth Spacek on December 25, 1949) is an American actress and singer. She is an Academy Award winner and three-time Golden Globe Award winner. Spacek came to international prominence in the 1970s for her BAFTA Award nominated role as Holly Sargis in Terrence Malick's film Badlands (1973) and as Carrie White in Brian De Palma's horror film Carrie (1976), based on the first novel by Stephen King, for which she earned...
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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... →

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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... →

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There's a real danger in trying to stay king of the mountain. You stop taking risks, you stop being as creative, because you're trying to... →

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

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You know, I don't know what the future will bring, but I'm ready for whatever comes!

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I lived an idyllic 'Huckleberry Finn' life in a tiny town. Climbing trees. Tagging after brothers. Happy. Barefoot on my pony. It was 'To... →

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Most things in my life I had before leaving home. Values, support, great family. I was shaped at an early age. A musician playing guitar, I wanted to... →

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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.

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The name Sissy came because my brothers called me that.

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I had a dozen years to act before starting a family, then found that motherhood dwarfed everything else. Once or twice a year, I take a project that... →

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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... →

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If I hadn't left Texas, I might not have met the director Terrence Malick, and I wouldn't have met my husband and I wouldn't have had the... →

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Fame sweeps you away. I had to go home every six months to remember who I am.

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