I was a dummy in school.

I'm working myself to death.

I was never trained for anything

I was never trained for anything.

Strangers still leave me self-conscious.

Time scoots along pretty fast when you grow up.

Our children were trained to look after each other.

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

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

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

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

If I had my way, I'd do all my entertaining on the front steps

I never fail to feel let down when I see myself on the screen.

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

If I had my way, I'd do all my entertaining on the front steps.

Nobody's strong enough to stand up under a flood of weak material.

I think any movie star who refuses autographs has a hell of a nerve

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

I think any movie star who refuses autographs has a hell of a nerve.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Just as Jimmy Stewart and Tyrone Power get 50 percent of the profits, so do I.

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

A producer has to know all about everything from set-building to costumes to acting

A producer has to know all about everything from set-building to costumes to acting.

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

Maybe I thought too much about picking up the money and not enough about the really good parts.

I just want to make pictures that are entertaining. I'll leave the scenery chewing to someone else

I just want to make pictures that are entertaining. I'll leave the scenery chewing to someone else.

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

I hear about stars being torn to pieces by fans. It never happened to me and I never saw it happen to anyone else

I hear about stars being torn to pieces by fans. It never happened to me and I never saw it happen to anyone else.

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 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 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 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.

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

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.

When I was on the air a lot my throat and vocal chords got tired. If you don't vary your tones you can't get pretty tired of your own voice.

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.

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

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.

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.

As long as my pictures go into theaters and we ask people to pay to see what I do on the screen, I should not object if customers want to know what kind of man I am.

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