Quotes By Alan Ladd

I was a dummy in school.

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

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 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.

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

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

Being a good host offsets the deprivation and loneliness of my youth.