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.

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

Maybe I can't act, but I know the gimmicks. I studied acting all my life and know what's good for me.

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

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

Our children were trained to look after each other.

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

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.

Time scoots along pretty fast when you grow up.

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

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.