I was never trained for anything
ALAN LADDI have the face of an ageing choirboy and the build of an undernourished featherweight.
More Alan Ladd Quotes
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I’d rather be David Ladd’s father than Alan Ladd any day.
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If I had my way, I’d do all my entertaining on the front steps.
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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 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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I don’t care how small the parts are, as long as they’re good.
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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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Nobody’s strong enough to stand up under a flood of weak material.
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Although when I was a kid I was always hungry.
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A producer has to know all about everything from set-building to costumes to acting.
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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 money through the box office
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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 just want to make pictures that are entertaining. I’ll leave the scenery chewing to someone else.
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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
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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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I tried for better roles over and over again.
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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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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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I’m working myself to death.
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I’m the most insecure guy in Hollywood. If you had it good all your life.
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I hear about stars being torn to pieces by fans.
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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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When I was on the air a lot my throat and vocal chords got tired.
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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 don’t vary your tones you can’t get pretty tired of your own voice.
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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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It never happened to me and I never saw it happen to anyone else.
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