Diane Ladd

“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.”

“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.”

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