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

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

I was a dummy in school..

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

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

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

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

I'm working myself to death..

I was never trained for anything.

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 bette….

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 mon….

I'm the most insecure guy in Hollywood. If you had it good all your life, you figure it can't ever get bad, but when you had it bad, you wonder how l….

I'm shy and can't for the life of me barge around and slap people on the back. I sit in a corner by myself and am tickled to death when someone comes….

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

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

Time scoots along pretty fast when you grow up..

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

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..

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.