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 hard enough, but to work in pictures to boot was pretty foolhardy. In fact, my father… — 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 United Artists. Other than that, everybody belonged to the big studios. They had no say in… — 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
