I just want to make pictures that are entertaining. I’ll leave the scenery chewing to someone else.
ALAN LADDI’m the most insecure guy in Hollywood. If you had it good all your life.
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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A producer has to know all about everything from set-building to costumes to acting.
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I never fail to feel let down when I see myself on the screen.
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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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Just as Jimmy Stewart and Tyrone Power get 50 percent of the profits, so do I.
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I’m working myself to death.
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I tried for better roles over and over again.
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I think any movie star who refuses autographs has a hell of a nerve.
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When I was on the air a lot my throat and vocal chords got tired.
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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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I was never trained for anything
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My parents were so poor when I was a kid, I never went anywhere.
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I hear about stars being torn to pieces by fans.
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I’d rather be David Ladd’s father than Alan Ladd any day.
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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’m the most insecure guy in Hollywood. If you had it good all your life.
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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’s natural to want your kids to have all the things you didn’t have.
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Although when I was a kid I was always hungry.
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Being a good host offsets the deprivation and loneliness of my youth.
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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’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 shy and can’t for the life of me barge around and slap people on the back.
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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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Time scoots along pretty fast when you grow up.
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