Alan Ladd's Quotes

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

Our children were trained to look after each other.

Strangers still leave me self-conscious.

Time scoots along pretty fast when you grow up.

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

When I was on the air a lot my throat and vocal chords got tired. If you don't vary your tones you can't get pretty tired of your own voice.

As long as my pictures go into theaters and we ask people to pay to see what I do on the screen, I should not object if customers want to know what kind of man I am.

I had only that one picture, Hitler, the Beast of Berlin, in which I had a part big enough to impress anyone. I tried for better roles over and over again.

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.

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.

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.

My parents were so poor when I was a kid, I never went anywhere. I take our youngsters with us because I don't know anything that teaches them so much.

I'm working myself to death.

I'm going to make it. Nothing is going to stop me. Nothing. I want it too much.

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

I just want to make pictures that are entertaining. I'll leave the scenery chewing to someone else.

Nobody's strong enough to stand up under a flood of weak material.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

I never fail to feel let down when I see myself on the screen.

I think any movie star who refuses autographs has a hell of a nerve.

I was a dummy in school.