My cousin, Rip Torn, persuaded me not to change my name. You shouldn't change what you are in the search for success. Sissy Spacek changecousinpersuade Change image and share on social
Fame sweeps you away. I had to go home every six months to remember who I am. Sissy Spacek famehomemonth Change image and share on social
I lived an idyllic 'Huckleberry Finn' life in a tiny town. Climbing trees. Tagging after brothers. Happy. Barefoot on my pony. It was 'To Kill a Mockingbird'-esque. Sissy Spacek barefootbrotherclimb Change image and share on social
You don't forget the movies, but you forget the details of them. Sissy Spacek detailforgetmovie Change image and share on social
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 left New York, though. If you've lived in a place and loved it, you never feel like you left it. Sissy Spacek babyconsumefast share on social
I wanted to put all my family stories down for my girls, and I remember everything so vividly. I just wanted to put everything down while I still can remember it all. Sissy Spacek familygirlput Change image and share on social
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 appeals to me for its redeeming social value. Sissy Spacek actappealdozen Change image and share on social
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 children that I've had. Life is interesting like that. Sissy Spacek childdirectorhave Change image and share on social
It's a whole other way of working when you work in films: You know exactly the arc of your character. Sissy Spacek arccharacterfilm Change image and share on social
