Maybe I can’t act, but I know the gimmicks. I studied acting all my life and know what’s good for me.
ALAN LADDMy parents were so poor when I was a kid, I never went anywhere.
More Alan Ladd Quotes
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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
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I’d rather be David Ladd’s father than Alan Ladd any day.
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When I was on the air a lot my throat and vocal chords got tired.
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I don’t care how small the parts are, as long as they’re good.
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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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A producer has to know all about everything from set-building to costumes to acting.
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I never fail to feel let down when I see myself on the screen.
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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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If you can figure out my success on the screen you’re a better man than I.
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Maybe I thought too much about picking up the money and not enough about the really good parts.
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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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Time scoots along pretty fast when you grow up.
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Nobody’s strong enough to stand up under a flood of weak material.
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I hear about stars being torn to pieces by fans.
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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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