Alan Ladd

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

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. ”

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. ”