Maybe I can’t act, but I know the gimmicks. I studied acting all my life and know what’s good for me.
ALAN LADDI never fail to feel let down when I see myself on the screen.
More Alan Ladd Quotes
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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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I hear about stars being torn to pieces by fans.
ALAN LADDI hear about stars being torn to pieces by fans.
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I sit in a corner by myself and am tickled to death when someone comes over to talk to me.
ALAN LADDI sit in a corner by myself and am tickled to death when someone comes over to talk to me.
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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.
ALAN LADDI 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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I think any movie star who refuses autographs has a hell of a nerve.
ALAN LADDI think any movie star who refuses autographs has a hell of a nerve.
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I take our youngsters with us because I don’t know anything that teaches them so much.
ALAN LADDI take our youngsters with us because I don’t know anything that teaches them so much.
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If I had my way, I’d do all my entertaining on the front steps.
ALAN LADDIf I had my way, I’d do all my entertaining on the front steps.
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When I was on the air a lot my throat and vocal chords got tired.
ALAN LADDWhen I was on the air a lot my throat and vocal chords got tired.
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I have the face of an ageing choirboy and the build of an undernourished featherweight.
ALAN LADDI have the face of an ageing choirboy and the build of an undernourished featherweight.
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I’m shy and can’t for the life of me barge around and slap people on the back.
ALAN LADDI’m shy and can’t for the life of me barge around and slap people on the back.
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It’s natural to want your kids to have all the things you didn’t have.
ALAN LADDIt’s natural to want your kids to have all the things you didn’t have.
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I’d rather be David Ladd’s father than Alan Ladd any day.
ALAN LADDI’d rather be David Ladd’s father than Alan Ladd any day.
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I never fail to feel let down when I see myself on the screen.
ALAN LADDI never fail to feel let down when I see myself on the screen.
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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
ALAN LADDI 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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You figure it can’t ever get bad, but when you had it bad, you wonder how long a thing like this will last
ALAN LADDYou figure it can’t ever get bad, but when you had it bad, you wonder how long a thing like this will last
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I had only that one picture, Hitler, the Beast of Berlin, in which I had a part big enough to impress anyone.
ALAN LADDI had only that one picture, Hitler, the Beast of Berlin, in which I had a part big enough to impress anyone.
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