Alan Ladd
Alan Ladd
Alan Walbridge Laddwas an American actor and film and television producer. Ladd found success in film the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in Westerns such as Shaneand film noirs where he was often paired with Veronica Lake, such as This Gun for Hire, The Glass Keyand The Blue Dahlia. Other notable credits include Two Years Before the Mast, Whispering Smithand The Great Gatsby. His popularity diminished in the late 1950s, though he continued to appear in popular films until his...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth3 September 1913
CityHot Springs, AR
CountryUnited States of America
I'm working myself to death.
I was a dummy in school.
I'm no good with words but I'll find ways from time to time to show you how grateful I am.
Maybe I can't act, but I know the gimmicks. I studied acting all my life and know what's good for me.
Maybe I thought too much about picking up the money and not enough about the really good parts.
My parents were so poor when I was a kid, I never went anywhere. I take our youngsters with us because I don't know anything that teaches them so much.
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
I hear about stars being torn to pieces by fans. It never happened to me and I never saw it happen to anyone else
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
I never fail to feel let down when I see myself on the screen
I'd rather be David Ladd's father than Alan Ladd any day
It's natural to want your kids to have all the things you didn't have
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
I learned more about acting from George Stevens in a few months than I had in my entire life up until then