I'm going to make it. Nothing is going to stop me. Nothing. I want it too much. Alan Ladd More Quotes by Alan Ladd More Quotes From Alan Ladd A producer has to know all about everything from set-building to costumes to acting Alan Ladd costumes building acting I'm no good with words but I'll find ways from time to time to show you how grateful I am. Alan Ladd grateful shows way Time scoots along pretty fast when you grow up. Alan Ladd teenage growing-up inspirational 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. Alan Ladd poor parent kids 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 type use wish I learned more about acting from George Stevens in a few months than I had in my entire life up until then Alan Ladd acting months 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 insecure guy long 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. Alan Ladd tired voice air Maybe I can't act, but I know the gimmicks. I studied acting all my life and know what's good for me. Alan Ladd gimmicks acting knows 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 Alan Ladd office personality people 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 pieces fans stars I was never trained for anything Alan Ladd 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 hungry funny-things kids Just as Jimmy Stewart and Tyrone Power get 50 percent of the profits, so do I. Alan Ladd jimmy-stewart percent profit 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 barges shy people 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 Alan Ladd berlin beast roles I think any movie star who refuses autographs has a hell of a nerve Alan Ladd nerves stars thinking 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 black white play I never fail to feel let down when I see myself on the screen. Alan Ladd let-down failing feels It's natural to want your kids to have all the things you didn't have Alan Ladd natural want kids
