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

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

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

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

I was a dummy in school.

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