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I knew Henry Fonda was my father, but I didn't know who I was. They all thought of me as Henry Fonda's son. Unfortunately for them, they never got to know me.

Quote by Peter Fonda about thinking

Getting out from under the shadow of Henry Fonda was...

Getting out from under the shadow of Henry Fonda was difficult.

Quote by Peter Fonda about shadow

Henry Fonda's son: That's how everybody identified me...

Henry Fonda's son: That's how everybody identified me until Easy Rider came along. Good old Captain America.

Quote by Peter Fonda about old, olderness, good, good luck

If I have enough ego to say I'm a writer, a director, a producer, and an actor, I should have the energy and the knowledge to write a scene for this great actor named Henry Fonda and direct him in it and have it work.

Quote by Peter Fonda about actors, writers, knowledge, work

Nobody's that cool. It was just a character I made up. I...

Nobody's that cool. It was just a character I made up. I was more along the lines of, Acting must be in the genes, and Who the hell is Henry Fonda?

Quote by Peter Fonda about hell, character

People ask me from time to time what it was like growing...

People ask me from time to time what it was like growing up with Henry Fonda as my father. I say, Ever see Fort Apache? He was like Colonel Thursday.

Quote by Peter Fonda about time, people

After we finished his scene, Dad wrote me a letter saying that in his 41 years of making motion pictures, he had never seen a crew so devoted to their director, nor a director so devoted to his crew.

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All the technical advances have made it interesting for that inexplicable thing called acting, and it's allowing directors to go out and do their thing.

Quote by Peter Fonda about things

Bob Dylan is out of the mentorship of Allen Ginsberg.

Bob Dylan is out of the mentorship of Allen Ginsberg.

Quote by Peter Fonda

Brando, any of those are like a backbone on which you can...

Brando, any of those are like a backbone on which you can build a skeleton and put flesh and blood in.

Quote by Peter Fonda about blood, contentment

Brando's a family friend. His mother gave my father a...

Brando's a family friend. His mother gave my father a shot to be in a play at the Omaha Community Playhouse. That was the first production he was in.

Quote by Peter Fonda about family, mother

Every director is so different from every other one.

Every director is so different from every other one.

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Everyone always has a different perception of you.

Everyone always has a different perception of you.

Quote by Peter Fonda about contentment

He was an extraordinary actor. The neat part was acting with him. He said, I don't know why you give yourself that kind of trouble, son. But for me, there was no trouble.

Quote by Peter Fonda about problems, actors, contentment

He wrote, You are a very good director, son, and I love you very much. Your dad. He had never used those words with me before. I passed that letter around the company. For without the company, the letter would never have been written.

Quote by Peter Fonda about companies, word, good, good luck, contentment, love

He'd gone back into the hospital and I knew this really was it. I thought, Here comes the test. Can we look each other in the eyes? He grabbed me by the shoulders. He said, I love you very much, Son.

Quote by Peter Fonda about tests, eyes, thinking, love, contentment

Her heart was in the right place, but her head wasn't.

Her heart was in the right place, but her head wasn't.

Quote by Peter Fonda about heads, heart, rightness

How could I find out who he was if I was trying to be his...

How could I find out who he was if I was trying to be his son and had no idea who I was myself?

Quote by Peter Fonda about idea

I always seemed to disappoint them. They expected me to...

I always seemed to disappoint them. They expected me to be different than Henry or exactly like Henry. I was neither.

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I could see the concern on Jane's face and how she didn't...

I could see the concern on Jane's face and how she didn't want to tell me that she didn't think it was a very good movie.

Quote by Peter Fonda about worry, good, good luck, face

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