I had no particular desire to be a personality like my father, nor was I equipped to be one. I was determined to be my own man, although having the Fairbanks name did make it easier to get into an… — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Copy Share Image
I never tried to emulate my father. Anyone trying to do that would be a second-rate carbon copy. — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Copy Share Image
Curiously enough, I was one of the first to have some say in Hollywood. By sheer accident, I had four successes in a row… — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Copy Share Image
My father and Mary Pickford were the reigning stars of not just Hollywood but of the world. Well, to bear my father's name was… — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Copy Share Image
The Joan Crawford that I've heard about in 'Mommie Dearest' is not the Joan Crawford I knew back when. — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Copy Share Image
I was only saying to the Queen the other day how I hate name dropping. — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Copy Share Image
I had no particular desire to be a personality like my father, nor was I equipped to be one. I was determined to be… — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Copy Share Image
I am not a socialite, though I seem to have got the reputation for being one. I have some very good friends who happen… — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Copy Share Image
I will never forget the pleasure and instruction I derived from working with a true master of his art, such as Edward G. Robinson… — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Copy Share Image
In my day, the only people who achieved real independence were my father, Mary Pickford and Charles Chaplin, who, with D. W. Griffith, formed… — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Copy Share Image
I was a shy, awkward sort of a boy and my father's frequent absences from home, along with my hero worship for him, made… — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Copy Share Image
If you really want to know someone, you must see their emotions off guard. That's how I know Joan Crawford could never have been… — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr Copy Share Image
