I have the face of an ageing choirboy and the build of an undernourished featherweight.
ALAN LADDMaybe I can’t act, but I know the gimmicks. I studied acting all my life and know what’s good for me.
More Alan Ladd Quotes
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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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A producer has to know all about everything from set-building to costumes to acting.
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My parents were so poor when I was a kid, I never went anywhere.
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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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If you can figure out my success on the screen you’re a better man than I.
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I’m working myself to death.
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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’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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If you don’t vary your tones you can’t get pretty tired of your own voice.
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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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It’s natural to want your kids to have all the things you didn’t have.
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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 tried for better roles over and over again.
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