Alan Ladd Quotes
- It's a funny thing about me. I don't have any interest in food most of the time now, although when I was a kid I…
- I'm the most insecure guy in Hollywood. If you had it good all your life, you figure it can't ever get bad, but when you…
- I'm shy and can't for the life of me barge around and slap people on the back. I sit in a corner by myself and…
- I never fail to feel let down when I see myself on the screen
- I'd rather be David Ladd's father than Alan Ladd any day
- It's natural to want your kids to have all the things you didn't have
- I know what's good for me. I can't play black or gray. I can't be a villain or anything close to one. I have to…
- I learned more about acting from George Stevens in a few months than I had in my entire life up until then
- I just want to make pictures that are entertaining. I'll leave the scenery chewing to someone else
- Being a good host offsets the deprivation and loneliness of my youth
- A producer has to know all about everything from set-building to costumes to acting
- If I had my way, I'd do all my entertaining on the front steps
- I was never trained for anything
- I wish I were the type who could walk into a place and have everybody love me. But I'm not, and there's no use wishing
- I don't care how small the parts are, as long as they're good
- I hear about stars being torn to pieces by fans. It never happened to me and I never saw it happen to anyone else
- It seems only reasonable that the people have a right to know virtually everything about the personality they are buying each time they put their…
- I had only that one picture, Hitler, the Beast of Berlin, in which I had a part big enough to impress anyone. I tried for…
- I think any movie star who refuses autographs has a hell of a nerve
- I've always had a great respect for the picture business. It's been good to me