I can do Shakespeare, Ibsen, English accents, Irish accents, no accent, stand on my head, tap dance, sing, look 17 or look 70.Diane Ladd
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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.Diane Ladd
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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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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.Diane Ladd
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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!Diane Ladd
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If you try to talk about yourself honestly when you're an actor, you come off as stuck on yourself.Diane Ladd
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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.Diane Ladd
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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.Diane Ladd
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What the advertisers are trying to do by eliminating residuals is the most appalling form of greed that I cry thinking about it.Diane Ladd
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I wanted to be a district attorney and solve hidden problems or maybe even be a leper-colony missionary and save people.Diane Ladd
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I lost many a role to actresses who couldn't do the job one-hundredth as good as I could.Diane Ladd
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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.Diane Ladd
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Chemotherapy is such a hard, hard kiss. Anything we can do to alleviate its side effects should be intelligently explored with an open mind.Diane Ladd
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The big thrillers may make people aware of the violence in the society, and I guess that serves a purpose.Diane Ladd
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You know what I did? I turned down an offer to do 'Enemy of the People' with Steve McQueen. It doesn't matter that the film was never really released. A movie like that, successful or not, adds to your credits. It leads to other roles.Diane Ladd
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