I’m the most insecure guy in Hollywood. If you had it good all your life.
ALAN LADDIt’s natural to want your kids to have all the things you didn’t have.
More Alan Ladd Quotes
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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 was a dummy in school.
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Although when I was a kid I was always hungry.
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I have the face of an ageing choirboy and the build of an undernourished featherweight.
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I’m working myself to death.
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I never fail to feel let down when I see myself on the screen.
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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 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 sit in a corner by myself and am tickled to death when someone comes over to talk to me.
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If I had my way, I’d do all my entertaining on the front steps.
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I hear about stars being torn to pieces by fans.
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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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Time scoots along pretty fast when you grow up.
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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 don’t care how small the parts are, as long as they’re good.
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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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It never happened to me and I never saw it happen to anyone else.
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I think any movie star who refuses autographs has a hell of a nerve.
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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 take our youngsters with us because I don’t know anything that teaches them so much.
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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 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 just want to make pictures that are entertaining. I’ll leave the scenery chewing to someone else.
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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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It’s natural to want your kids to have all the things you didn’t have.
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