I just want to make pictures that are entertaining. I’ll leave the scenery chewing to someone else.
ALAN LADDMy parents were so poor when I was a kid, I never went anywhere.
More Alan Ladd Quotes
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I take our youngsters with us because I don’t know anything that teaches them so much.
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Just as Jimmy Stewart and Tyrone Power get 50 percent of the profits, so do I.
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I’m no good with words but I’ll find ways from time to time to show you how grateful I am.
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Being a good host offsets the deprivation and loneliness of my youth.
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Time scoots along pretty fast when you grow up.
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I hear about stars being torn to pieces by fans.
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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 play white.
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If you don’t vary your tones you can’t get pretty tired of your own voice.
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Maybe I can’t act, but I know the gimmicks. I studied acting all my life and know what’s good for me.
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A producer has to know all about everything from set-building to costumes to acting.
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I learned more about acting from George Stevens in a few months than I had in my entire life up until then
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It never happened to me and I never saw it happen to anyone else.
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I’ve always had a great respect for the picture business. It’s been good to me.
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I never fail to feel let down when I see myself on the screen.
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Although when I was a kid I was always hungry.
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