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

- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

The Joan Crawford that I've heard about in 'Mommie Dearest' is not the Joan Crawford I knew back when.

- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

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; bu…

- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

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 kn…

- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

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

- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

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

- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

I was a shy, awkward sort of a boy and my fathers frequent absences from home, along with my hero worship for him, made me even shyer.

- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

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 F…

- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

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 childre…

- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.