Ultimately, I'd say a lot of my vocal influences are jazz-based, people like Ella Fitzgerald, or Fred Astaire. — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
My grandmother introduced me to musicals and Fred Astaire and Cary Grant and all the American comedies and classics. — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
Fred Astaire represented the aristocracy, I represented the proletariat. — Gene Kelly Copy Share Image
“Laughter is the sound of the soul dancing. My soul probably looks like Fred Astaire.” — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
I guess the only jewels of my life were the pictures I made with Fred Astaire. — Rita Hayworth Copy Share Image
I've always been inspired by the great actors and actresses of the '30s and '40s like Fred Astaire, Ann Miller and Gene… — Shanna Moakler Copy Share Image
Mick Jagger moves like a parody between a majorette girl and Fred Astaire. — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
What do dancers think of Fred Astaire? It's no secret. We hate him. He gives us a complex because he's too perfect.… — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
I started dancing when I saw Fred Astaire in 'Flying Down to Rio,' at approximately nine years old. Fred Astaire influenced me,… — Stanley Donen Copy Share Image
There's an old Fred Astaire movie where the stage becomes bigger and deeper and more complex. Moments like that really did impact… — Kenny Ortega Copy Share Image
“Don't just walk through the flames. Get your Fred Astaire on and DANCE through them. Joy is around everywhere, even when the… — J R Ward Copy Share Image
Fred Astaire is my hero. I love him because he was willing to kill himself to make his art look effortless. And… — Connie Willis Copy Share Image
Look at the greatest dressers in history - Philadelphia socialite and diplomat Angier Biddle Duke, Sir Anthony Eden, Fred Astaire, the Duke… — Roger Stone Copy Share Image
I was asked to act when I couldn't act. I was asked to sing 'Funny Face' when I couldn't sing, and dance… — Audrey Hepburn Copy Share Image
Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor - those were my idols. All I ever wanted to be was a motion picture song-and-dance… — Ken Berry Copy Share Image
“The entire planet can get along nicely now with maybe a dozen champion performers in each area of human giftedness. A moderately… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Fred Astaire told me things I will never forget. Gene Kelly also said he liked my dancing. It was a fantastic experience… — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
I felt Michael Jackson was inspired a little bit more from the elegance of a Fred Astaire. Michael loved Sammy Davis, Jr.… — Kenny Ortega Copy Share Image
You sail into the harbor, and Staten Island is on your left, and then you see the Statue of Liberty. This is… — Frank McCourt Copy Share Image
“When a clumsy cloud from here, meets a fluffy little cloud from there, he billows towards her. She scurries away, and he… — Fred Astaire Copy Share Image
I always loved all kinds of music. I would watch musicals a lot as a kid, on TV, watch the Fred Astaire… — Queen Latifah Copy Share Image
She had died peacefully, in her sleep, after an evening of listening to all of her favorite Fred Astaire songs, one crackling… — Anne Fortier Copy Share Image
I lived for 15 years in Los Angeles, and I still can't believe that the handsomest man in the world, Cary Grant,… — Tony Bennett Copy Share Image
What can one say about Michael Jackson? He is one of the world's most acclaimed entertainers, an innovative and exciting songwriter whose… — Jackie Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Fred Astaire. Not a handsome man. He said himself he couldn’t sing. He was balding his whole life. He danced like a… — Sebastian Barry Copy Share Image
“...simply moderate giftedness has been made worthless by the printing press and radio and television and satellites and all that. A moderately… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
Did any artist ever bring more pure joy to more people than Fred Astaire? — Jack Kroll Copy Share Image
It used to be my ambition to emulate Fred Astaire on the stage and in motion picture musicals. — Ken Berry Copy Share Image
“Sure, [Fred Astaire] was great, but don't forget that Ginger Rogers did everything that he did… backwards and in high heels.” — Robert Thaves Copy Share Image
Whether it's Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire or 'West Side Story,' see it on the big screen. That's the way we should… — George Chakiris Copy Share Image
It would be impossible to make a comparison between Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. Their personalities are entirely different. — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
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