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It's natural to want your kids to have all the things you didn't have. — Alan Ladd

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

Heck, I drank no more than John Wayne or Ward Bond or Spencer Tracy or Alan Ladd or Robert Walker. But it got me into a lot more trouble. — John Agar

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

Being a good host offsets the deprivation and loneliness of my youth. — 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'm going to make it. Nothing is going to stop me. Nothing. I want it too much. — Alan Ladd

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

Our children were trained to look after each other. — Alan Ladd

If you can figure out my success on the screen, you're a better man than I. — 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

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

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

I never fail to feel let down when I see myself on the screen. — 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'd rather be David Ladd's father than Alan Ladd any day. — Alan Ladd

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

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

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

If I had my way, I'd do all my entertaining on the front steps. — Alan Ladd

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

I was never trained for anything. — 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

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

Strangers still leave me self-conscious. — Alan Ladd

I'm working myself to death. — Alan Ladd

Time scoots along pretty fast when you grow up. — Alan Ladd

Just as Jimmy Stewart and Tyrone Power get 50 percent of the profits, so do I. — Alan Ladd

I was a dummy in school. — Alan Ladd

I've always had a great respect for the picture business. It's been good to me. — Alan Ladd

Maybe I thought too much about picking up the money and not enough about the really good parts. — Alan Ladd