American - Actress | November 29, 1935 -
They do awful things in the press. One newspaper in England said I was 12 years older than I am, and I was ready to sue.
Diane Ladd
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Did any agents ever put Diane Ladd up for some of the great parts, even though she always got great reviews? No! But do they put up the girlfriend of the studio executive who's gonna do them a favor later? You betcha.
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I always had a trunk full of good reviews. I'd get magnificent reviews, and I'd be standing out on the unemployment line!
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I lost many a role to actresses who couldn't do the job one-hundredth as good as I could.
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If you try to talk about yourself honestly when you're an actor, you come off as stuck on yourself.
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It took 17 years to get 'Rambling Rose' made from the time Calder Willingham wrote the script adapted from his novel. Ed Scherick, the producer, was interested in it. Martha Coolidge was interested in directing it.
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The big thrillers may make people aware of the violence in the society, and I guess that serves a purpose.
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To work with someone you love is something special, an incredible experience. But it could be a negative. You have to make a strong commitment to be honest; you're not just being polite, like strangers on an airplane; you're working.
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I really can't stand not to be loved. I really can't. If I walk into a room and feel there are people who don't really like me, I have to leave.
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I can do Shakespeare, Ibsen, English accents, Irish accents, no accent, stand on my head, tap dance, sing, look 17 or look 70.
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After all these years in the business, I really feel that actors are used. People treat actors worse than they treat children. It's always, 'Do me a favor,' it's always, 'Help me out,' it's always, 'You carry the load,' and then they don't want to admit what you've done.
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Many years ago, I used to say, 'I haven't lived long enough to be great.' Now I don't say that.
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