Douglas Fairbanks Jr. » Quotes

(on Irene Dunne) Nothing is instinctive, everything she does is very carefully thought out, she knows her camera and lighting as well as any cameraman, she knows every movement, every intonation, every nuance. She's a first-class craftswoman. But instead of being dull and perfect, she's absolutely enchanting and perfect.

(speaking in 1990) I suppose many people don't even know if I'm still alive - well, perhaps I'm not.

(Clemence Dane on Fairbanks) The trouble with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. is that he likes everything he sees - and he sees everything.

(on Edward G. Robinson) 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. Furthermore, everyone who has worked with him recalls with pleasure his considerable personal charm.

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

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

(on Joan Crawford) She was always so arduous and working so hard at everything; at dancing, on her looks, on her speech and on her carriage. She was dedicated to self-improvement.