Diane Ladd Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

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

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

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

“Maureen O'Sullivan did 'Hannah and Her Sisters' with Mia Farrow, her daughter, but O'Sullivan had a very minor role.”

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“For 30 years, which I never talked about in Hollywood, I actually worked with doctors lecturing and doing some medical intuitive counseling both in a medical setting and for the community at large.”