Quotes by Alan Ladd

About Alan Ladd:

Alan Walbridge Ladd was an American actor and film and television producer. Ladd found success in film the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in Westerns and film noirs where he was often paired with Veronica Lake. His popularity diminished in the late 1950s, though he continued to appear in popular films until his accidental death due to a lethal combination of alcohol, a barbiturate, and two tranquilizers.
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It's a funny thing about me. I don't have any interest in food most of the time now, although when I was a kid I was always hungry.

Alan Ladd

I've always had a great respect for the picture business. It's been good to me.

Alan Ladd

Not every father gets a chance to start his son off in his own footsteps.

Alan Ladd

I'm working myself to death.

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I'm shy and can't for the life of me barge around and slap people on the back. I sit in a corner by myself and am tickled to death when someone comes over to talk to me.

Alan Ladd

Being a good host offsets the deprivation and loneliness of my youth.

Alan Ladd

I don't care how small the parts are, as long as they're good.

Alan Ladd

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 Ladd

I'm no good with words but I'll find ways from time to time to show you how grateful I am.

Alan Ladd

I'm the most insecure guy in Hollywood. If you had it good all your life, you figure it can't ever get bad, but when you had it bad, you wonder how long a thing like this will last.

Alan Ladd

Maybe I can't act, but I know the gimmicks. I studied acting all my life and know what's good for me.

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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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What good will a tax break do me if I'm crippled for life?

Alan Ladd

I learned more about acting from George Stevens in a few months than I had in my entire life up until then.

Alan Ladd

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.

Alan Ladd

Time scoots along pretty fast when you grow up.

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It seems only reasonable that the people have a right to know virtually everything about the personality they are buying each time they put their money through the box office.

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If you can figure out my success on the screen, you're a better man than I.

Alan Ladd

A producer has to know all about everything from set-building to costumes to acting.

Alan Ladd

I hear about stars being torn to pieces by fans. It never happened to me and I never saw it happen to anyone else.

Alan Ladd

Author Bio

  • NameAlan Ladd
  • DescriptionActor
  • BornSeptember 3, 1913
  • DiedJanuary 29, 1964
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Actor; Actor; Film Producer