Maybe I can’t act, but I know the gimmicks. I studied acting all my life and know what’s good for me.
ALAN LADDI take our youngsters with us because I don’t know anything that teaches them so much.
More Alan Ladd Quotes
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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 I had my way, I’d do all my entertaining on the front steps.
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I was never trained for anything
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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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When I was on the air a lot my throat and vocal chords got tired.
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Time scoots along pretty fast when you grow up.
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A producer has to know all about everything from set-building to costumes to acting.
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Nobody’s strong enough to stand up under a flood of weak material.
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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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If you don’t vary your tones you can’t get pretty tired of your own voice.
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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 was a dummy in school.
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Just as Jimmy Stewart and Tyrone Power get 50 percent of the profits, so do I.
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Although when I was a kid I was always hungry.
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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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