All 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… Always Hungry
- 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… All
- 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… Barge
- I never fail to feel let down when I see myself on the screen Down
- I'd rather be David Ladd's father than Alan Ladd any day Alan
- It's natural to want your kids to have all the things you didn't have All
- 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… Anything Close
- I learned more about acting from George Stevens in a few months than I had in my entire life up until then Acting
- I just want to make pictures that are entertaining. I'll leave the scenery chewing to someone else Chewing
- Being a good host offsets the deprivation and loneliness of my youth Deprivation
- A producer has to know all about everything from set-building to costumes to acting Acting
- If I had my way, I'd do all my entertaining on the front steps All
- I was never trained for anything Funny
- 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 Everybody
- I don't care how small the parts are, as long as they're good Care
- I hear about stars being torn to pieces by fans. It never happened to me and I never saw it happen to anyone else Anyone
- 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… Box
- 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… Anyone
- I think any movie star who refuses autographs has a hell of a nerve Any
- I've always had a great respect for the picture business. It's been good to me Been
- I have the face of an ageing choirboy and the build of an undernourished featherweight. If you can figure out my success on the screen… Ageing
- I'm working myself to death. Death
- I was a dummy in school. Dummy
- I'm no good with words but I'll find ways from time to time to show you how grateful I am. Find
- Just as Jimmy Stewart and Tyrone Power get 50 percent of the profits, so do I. Inspirational