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 LADDNobody’s strong enough to stand up under a flood of weak material.
More Alan Ladd Quotes
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I have the face of an ageing choirboy and the build of an undernourished featherweight.
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Being a good host offsets the deprivation and loneliness of my youth.
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It never happened to me and I never saw it happen to anyone else.
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A producer has to know all about everything from set-building to costumes to acting.
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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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I sit in a corner by myself and am tickled to death when someone comes over to talk to me.
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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 shy and can’t for the life of me barge around and slap people on the back.
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I tried for better roles over and over again.
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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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I don’t care how small the parts are, as long as they’re good.
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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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When I was on the air a lot my throat and vocal chords got tired.
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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’d rather be David Ladd’s father than Alan Ladd any day.
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