Did any agents ever put Diane Ladd up for some of the great parts, even though she always got great reviews? No! But do they put up the girlfriend of the studio executive who's gonna do them a favor later?… — Diane Ladd Copy Share Image
After all these years in the business, I really feel that actors are used. People treat actors worse than they treat children. It's always, 'Do me a favor,' it's always, 'Help me out,' it's always, 'You carry the load,' and… — Diane Ladd Copy Share Image
If I can help one person in this world, then it's enough, and I've done my job. — Diane Ladd Copy Share
Many years ago, I used to say, 'I haven't lived long enough to be great.' Now I don't say that. — Diane Ladd Copy Share
Chemotherapy is such a hard, hard kiss. Anything we can do to alleviate its side effects should be intelligently explored with an open mind. — Diane Ladd Copy Share
You know what I did? I turned down an offer to do 'Enemy of the People' with Steve McQueen. It doesn't matter that the… — Diane Ladd Copy Share
To work with someone you love is something special, an incredible experience. But it could be a negative. You have to make a strong… — Diane Ladd Copy Share
I had to force myself not to be overly protective because I had lost one child. — Diane Ladd Copy Share
What the advertisers are trying to do by eliminating residuals is the most appalling form of greed that I cry thinking about it. — Diane Ladd Copy Share
I lost many a role to actresses who couldn't do the job one-hundredth as good as I could. — Diane Ladd Copy Share
I lost many a role to actresses who couldnt do the job one-hundredth as good as I could. — Diane Ladd Copy Share
I wanted to do 'Texas Trilogy' on stage. But it didn't do well in New York. In fact, it did very badly there, thanks… — Diane Ladd Copy Share
I can do Shakespeare, Ibsen, English accents, Irish accents, no accent, stand on my head, tap dance, sing, look 17 or look 70. — Diane Ladd Copy Share
The big thrillers may make people aware of the violence in the society, and I guess that serves a purpose. — Diane Ladd Copy Share
I wanted to be a district attorney and solve hidden problems or maybe even be a leper-colony missionary and save people. — Diane Ladd Copy Share
If you try to talk about yourself honestly when you're an actor, you come off as stuck on yourself. — Diane Ladd Copy Share
