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
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. Sissy Spacek beaverchildcivic Change image and share on social
The name Sissy came because my brothers called me that. Sissy Spacek brothercallsissy Change image and share on social
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 maintain a position. Apart from anything else that really takes the fun out of it. Sissy Spacek creativedangerfun share on social
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 be a folk singer. Sissy Spacek ageearlyfamily 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 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
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 everyone in the audience. Sissy Spacek applaudaudiencefear 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
