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
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.
Maybe I thought too much about picking up the money and not enough about the really good parts.
Maybe I can't act, but I know the gimmicks. I studied acting all my life and know what's good for me.
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'm no good with words but I'll find ways from time to time to show you how grateful I am.
I was a dummy in school.
I'm working myself to death.
I have the face of an ageing choirboy and the build of an undernourished featherweight. If you can figure out my success on the screen you're a better man than I.
I learned more about acting from George Stevens in a few months than I had in my entire life up until then
I just want to make pictures that are entertaining. I'll leave the scenery chewing to someone else
Being a good host offsets the deprivation and loneliness of my youth
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 was never trained for anything
If I had my way, I'd do all my entertaining on the front steps