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 LADDAlthough when I was a kid I was always hungry.
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’ve always had a great respect for the picture business. It’s been good to me.
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It’s a funny thing about me. I don’t have any interest in food most of the time now.
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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 hear about stars being torn to pieces by fans.
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I’m shy and can’t for the life of me barge around and slap people on the back.
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I never fail to feel let down when I see myself on the screen.
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I just want to make pictures that are entertaining. I’ll leave the scenery chewing to someone else.
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If I had my way, I’d do all my entertaining on the front steps.
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I was a dummy in school.
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Time scoots along pretty fast when you grow up.
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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.
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If you can figure out my success on the screen you’re a better man than I.
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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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