American Quotes

There were nine children in my father's family and eight in my mother's. My grandparents did the best with what they had. After the Depression, they were scratching out a living and working hard. They kept the family going.

My mother, grandmother and older sister all cooked, so it was hard to get into the kitchen. So I have no talent for cooking. I was always out in the garage with my dad. I have a tool belt. I'm a repair chick.

My mother has rheumatoid arthritis. I don't want to lose the ability to jump up and walk across the room or move around with the energy I'm used to having. That's far more important to me than a wrinkle or two.

My mother could do absolutely anything. She was like Martha Stewart before such a thing existed.

I've always been a strong family advocate. I had a wonderful family growing up.

I'm terribly sad about Farrah's passing. She was incredibly brave, and God will be welcoming her with open arms.

I'm mourning with the rest of the world for the talented, gorgeous, funny, intelligent John Forsythe but my heart is broken for the loss of my dear, dear friend and neighbor. I will miss him terribly.

I think life has a way of kicking you in the pants too, but you have to pick up and move ahead, and it certainly helps if you have a good partner in life.

I don't think people will ever forget I was an 'Angel,' anymore than they'll forget Sally Field was 'The Flying Nun.'

Two things I take very seriously in life. My golf game and my relationship with God. Neither one is simple.

I think that discipline is so much of an important part of being a parent. Because it's very, very important to teach your children to take responsibility for their actions.

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 money through the box office.

If you can figure out my success on the screen, you're a better man than I.

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

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

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 long a thing like this will last.

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 over to talk to me.

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

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

I wish I were the type who could walk into a place and have everybody love me. But I'm not, and there's no use wishing.

I was never trained for anything.

I was a dummy in school.

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

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

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

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.

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 had only that one picture, Hitler, the Beast of Berlin, in which I had a part big enough to impress anyone. I tried for better roles over and over again.

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

Being a good host offsets the deprivation and loneliness of my youth.