Diane Ladd Quotes

I wanted to do 'Texas Trilogy' on stage. But it didn't do well in New York. In fact, it did very badly there, thanks to the critics. It was said that Preston Jones, the author, died of ulcer complications, but the truth was that the critics killed him.

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.

Have a little faith, kick a little dirt.

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.

My personality just steps away, and I'm in direct connection when I'm on stage.

I always had a trunk full of good reviews. I'd get magnificent reviews, and I'd be standing out on the unemployment line!

Many years ago, I used to say, 'I haven't lived long enough to be great.' Now I don't say that.

If I can help one person in this world, then it's enough, and I've done my job.

I lost many a role to actresses who couldn't do the job one-hundredth as good as I could.

If you try to talk about yourself honestly when you're an actor, you come off as stuck on yourself.

We all have the same destiny. The difference is opening ourselves up to possibilities to joy, hope, and happiness along the way. Give yourself and others a chance to take advantage of what's out there and available.

I wanted to be a district attorney and solve hidden problems or maybe even be a leper-colony missionary and save people.

What the advertisers are trying to do by eliminating residuals is the most appalling form of greed that I cry thinking about it.

The big thrillers may make people aware of the violence in the society, and I guess that serves a purpose.

Chemotherapy is such a hard, hard kiss. Anything we can do to alleviate its side effects should be intelligently explored with an open mind.

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.

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.