If you try to talk about yourself honestly when you're an actor, you come off as stuck on yourself. Diane Ladd More Quotes by Diane Ladd More Quotes From Diane Ladd Our great country is rich and abundant in so many ways. It is totally unacceptable to me that we have children and families going hungry! Diane Ladd country children way I had to force myself not to be overly protective because I had lost one child. Diane Ladd lost-ones force children I lost many a role to actresses who couldnt do the job one-hundredth as good as I could. Diane Ladd actresses roles jobs I can do Shakespeare, Ibsen, English accents, Irish accents, no accent, stand on my head, tap dance, sing, look 17 or look 70. Diane Ladd irish-accent accents looks Chemotherapy is such a hard, hard kiss. Anything we can do to alleviate its side effects should be intelligently explored with an open mind. Diane Ladd kissing mind sides Have a little faith, kick a little dirt. Diane Ladd have-a-little-faith dirt littles I wanted to be a district attorney and solve hidden problems or maybe even be a leper-colony missionary and save people. Diane Ladd problem missionary people The big thrillers may make people aware of the violence in the society, and I guess that serves a purpose. Diane Ladd society violence purpose people What the advertisers are trying to do by eliminating residuals is the most appalling form of greed that I cry thinking about it. Diane Ladd cry greed trying thinking If I can help one person in this world, then it's enough, and I've done my job. Diane Ladd job i-can enough world For 30 years, which I never talked about in Hollywood, I actually worked with doctors lecturing and doing some medical intuitive counseling both in a medical setting and for the community at large. Diane Ladd doing never medical community We all have the same destiny. The difference is opening ourselves up to possibilities to joy, hope, and happiness along the way. Give yourself and others a chance to take advantage of what's out there and available. Diane Ladd yourself hope joy happiness My personality just steps away, and I'm in direct connection when I'm on stage. Diane Ladd connection just stage personality Maureen O'Sullivan did 'Hannah and Her Sisters' with Mia Farrow, her daughter, but O'Sullivan had a very minor role. Diane Ladd sisters her role daughter You know what I did? I turned down an offer to do 'Enemy of the People' with Steve McQueen. It doesn't matter that the film was never really released. A movie like that, successful or not, adds to your credits. It leads to other roles. Diane Ladd down never you people I wanted to do 'Texas Trilogy' on stage. But it didn't do well in New York. In fact, it did very badly there, thanks to the critics. It was said that Preston Jones, the author, died of ulcer complications, but the truth was that the critics killed him. Diane Ladd new thanks truth said They do awful things in the press. One newspaper in England said I was 12 years older than I am, and I was ready to sue. Diane Ladd newspaper i-am things said Did any agents ever put Diane Ladd up for some of the great parts, even though she always got great reviews? No! But do they put up the girlfriend of the studio executive who's gonna do them a favor later? You betcha. Diane Ladd she great you always I always had a trunk full of good reviews. I'd get magnificent reviews, and I'd be standing out on the unemployment line! Diane Ladd good always unemployment standing It took 17 years to get 'Rambling Rose' made from the time Calder Willingham wrote the script adapted from his novel. Ed Scherick, the producer, was interested in it. Martha Coolidge was interested in directing it. Diane Ladd get rose time years
