About Diane Ladd:
Diane Ladd is an American actress, film director, producer and author. She has appeared in over 120 film and television roles. For the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for Alice (1980–81), and to receive Academy Award nominations for Wild at Heart (1990) and Rambling Rose (1991). Her other film appearances include Chinatown (1974), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), Primary Colors (1998), 28 Days (2000), and American Cowslip (2008). Ladd is the mother of actress Laura Dern, by her ex-husband, actor Bruce Dern.
Many years ago, I used to say, 'I haven't lived long enough to be great.' Now I don't say that.
Diane LaddI lost many a role to actresses who couldn't do the job one-hundredth as good as I could.
Diane LaddIf you try to talk about yourself honestly when you're an actor, you come off as stuck on yourself.
Diane Ladd