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I was only saying to the Queen the other day how I hate name dropping.

~Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

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I never tried to emulate my father. Anyone trying to do that would be a second-rate carbon copy.

~Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

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I will never forget the pleasure and instruction I derived from working with a true master of his art, such as Edward G. Robinson was - and is. Surely his record for versatility, studied characterization - ranging from modern colloquial to the classics - and artistic integrity is unsurpassed.

~Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

Topics: Art Artistic Characterization Classics Derived Edward Forget His Instruction Integrity Master Modern Never Never Forget Pleasure Record Robinson Studied Surely True Versatility Will Working

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I am not a socialite, though I seem to have got the reputation for being one. I have some very good friends who happen to be in so-called Society; but Society as such is a bore and holds no fascination for me.

~Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

Topics: Am Being Bore Fascination Friends Good Good Friends Got Happen Holds Me Reputation Seem So-Called Society Some Though Very Who I Am

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I never kissed my father until he was on his death bed.

~Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

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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 their own careers.

~Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

Topics: Achieved Artists Belonged Big Careers Chaplin Charles Day Everybody Father Formed Had Independence Mary Only Other Own People Real Say Studios Than United Were Who

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Curiously enough, I was one of the first to have some say in Hollywood. By sheer accident, I had four successes in a row in the early 30's and, although I was still in my 20's, I demanded and received approval of cast, story and director. I don't know how I got away with it, but I did!

~Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

Topics: Accident Although Approval Away Cast Curiously Demanded Did Director Early Enough First Four Got Had Hollywood How Know Received Row Say Sheer Some Still Story Successes

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What has always been at the heart of film making was the value of a script. It was really the writer who could make or break a film. But as we all know, the writer has always been at the bottom of the creative heap.

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Topics: Always Been Bottom Break Could Creative Film Heap Heart Know Make Making Really Script Value Who Writer

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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 was totally against it. He thought I should be off getting a good education and go into some safe profession.

~Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

Topics: Against Bear Boot Education Enough Fact Father Getting Go Good Good Education Hard He Hollywood In Fact Just Mary Name Off Pictures Pretty Profession Safe Should Some Stars Thought Totally Well Were Work World

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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 cruel to her children. I really knew her, when she was still Billie, as she liked to be called in the early days. In a relationship as close as ours, I had the chance to see her in every kind of personal situation.

~Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

Topics: Been Chance Children Close Could Cruel Days Early Early Days Emotions Every Guard Had Her How Joan Kind Knew Know Liked Must Never Off Ours Personal Really Relationship See She Situation Someone Still Want You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: December 9th, 1909

Died: May 7th, 2000

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