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

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.
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 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

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

I just want to make pictures that are entertaining. I'll leave the scenery chewing to someone else.
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 learned more about acting from George Stevens in a few months than I had in my entire life up until then.
Alan Ladd

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


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

I was a dummy in school.
Alan Ladd

I was never trained for anything.
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

I'd rather be David Ladd's father than Alan Ladd any day.
Alan Ladd

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

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

I'm working myself to death.
Alan Ladd