Peter Fonda quotes

Peter Fonda was an American actor, director, and screenwriter, widely recognized for his role in the iconic film "Easy Rider." His career spanned several decades and left a significant mark on American cinema. He is remembered as a counterculture icon and a member of a legendary acting family. Here are 29 of his quotes:

When Jane and I spoke out, people thought, What ungrateful children those two kids are to be that nasty about their father. (Peter Fonda)
I love to direct my daughter, and act with her, and we both want to work with Jane again. View quote
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The word courage - God, I love that word. Words are so important to me. View quote
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I was named Beekeeper of the Year by the Florida State Beekeeping Association. View quote
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I truly miss the genius of the music of John Lennon, as I'm sure everybody does. View quote
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I don't trust anybody who didn't inhale. View quote
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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. View quote
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It's wonderful to me that bees have this simple, age-old thing going on. View quote
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Bob Dylan is out of the mentorship of Allen Ginsberg. View quote
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Every director is so different from every other one. View quote
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It took us a long time to find out that we had been lied to by our parents' generation. The moralities that were followed during our parents' generation were basically arbitrary. This caused a rift between the two generations, which was brought on by the beatniks. (Peter Fonda)
You don't become the character. View quote
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I have always maintained that society has no business dictating morality. View quote
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I want to be on set and die hearing those words: Where's Peter? View quote
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My abilities grow with each job, whether it's writing or directing. When I stop learing, I'll stop working. View quote
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Getting out from under the shadow of Henry Fonda was difficult. View quote
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Henry Fonda's son: That's how everybody identified me until Easy Rider came along. Good old Captain America. View quote
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I've always internalized things. View quote
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I wasn't really aware that my father was working for quite a while. I thought it was my mother who had all the money! View quote
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I know I'm responsible for not having got the kind of roles that I'd have liked to. ' View quote
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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. (Peter Fonda)
My actual intake of different substances was far below what people thought it was, no matter how weird or outrageous they think I am. View quote
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Remember, Alan Greenspan was a member of Ayn Rand's collective. To understand this is to understand why we are doomed with the Federal Reserve. View quote
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I want to die in the saddle. I love writing, producing, acting, directing. View quote
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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. View quote
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Peter Fonda

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Occupation: American Actor
Born: February 23, 1940
Died: August 16, 2019
Quotes count: 29