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Peter Fonda was an American actor, director, and producer known for his contributions to film and his iconic role in the counterculture classic "Easy Rider." Fonda's career spanned several decades and included notable performances in films like "Ulee's Gold" and "The Hired Hand." His work often explored themes of rebellion and individuality, and his influence extends beyond his acting career to his work as a filmmaker and his contributions to American cinema.
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"You don't become the character."

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"I truly miss the genius of the music of John Lennon, as I'm sure everybody does."

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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."

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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."

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"I was famous from birth."

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

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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."

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"When Jane and I spoke out, people thought, What ungrateful children those two kids are to be that nasty about their father."

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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."

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"I want to be on set and die hearing those words: Where's Peter?"

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"My abilities grow with each job, whether it's writing or directing. When I stop learing, I'll stop working."

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"I want to die in the saddle. I love writing, producing, acting, directing."

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"My actual intake of different substances was far below what people thought it was, no matter how weird or outrageous they think I am."

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"I was named Beekeeper of the Year by the Florida State Beekeeping Association."

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"I don't trust anybody who didn't inhale."

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"The word courage - God, I love that word. Words are so important to me."

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"I have always maintained that society has no business dictating morality."

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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!"

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"Lennon was not very fond of me. Lennon didn't like to be around somebody else who was likely to be the center of attention and didn't like being on deck with somebody who was intellectually as hot as he was."

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"It's wonderful to me that bees have this simple, age-old thing going on."

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"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."

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"I love to direct my daughter, and act with her, and we both want to work with Jane again."

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

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