It would be impossible to make a comparison between Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. Their personalities are entirely different. — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels. — Faith Whittlesey Copy Share Image
You see, as far as the man's personality goes, there's no one who can touch Fred Astaire. He's unique. — Donald O'Connor Copy Share Image
“She'd always imagined an autumn wedding: russet leaves and black velvets and dancing to Fred Astaire.” — Hazel Gaynor Copy Share Image
Fred Astaire is the Carioca, the Continental, the very Piccolino of romance. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I spent an entire evening seated between Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, being charmed from either side. It was pure Hollywood magic. — Lorna Luft Copy Share Image
Obviously, Fred Astaire was a legend. I've tried to copy some of his movements. — Scott Moir Copy Share Image
I quite enjoyed having slicked-down hair like Fred Astaire, even though it made my head look like a conker. — Joe Sugg 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
Over the years, myths were built up about my relationship with Fred Astaire. The general public thought he was a Svengali, who… — Ginger Rogers Copy Share Image
When I am cast in a movie where I feel that the woman's part is more interesting, I usually start thinking about… — Jack Nicholson Copy Share Image
I wanted to be Stan Laurel, then I wanted to be Fred Astaire and then Captain Kangaroo. I actually started out as… — Dick Van Dyke Copy Share Image
I wish I was born in that era: dancing with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, going to work at the studio dressed… — Catherine Zeta-Jones Copy Share Image
What I got, unconsciously, from admiring Fred Astaire was that he didn't want what he was doing to look difficult. What was… — Stanley Donen Copy Share Image
It's nice that all the composers have said that nobody interprets a lyric like Fred Astaire. But when it comes to selling… — Fred Astaire Copy Share Image
I thought Fred Astaire was the most chic man. I loved the way he dressed. Never mind his dancing, which was beyond… — Polly Allen Mellen Copy Share Image
I have a photograph at home of Fred Astaire from the knees down with his feet crossed. It's kind of inspiring because… — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
In America, at the beginning of talkies, they pulled Fred Astaire from the theaters and put him on the screen and had… — Tony Bennett Copy Share Image
Michael Jackson loved studying the greats. He felt that they could only add to what he did naturally. He was absolutely right.… — Siedah Garrett Copy Share Image
The greatness of America is that it produces exuberant geniuses like Louis Armstrong and Fred Astaire and Leonard Bernstein. We are meant… — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
I feel that humor, just like Fred Astaire dance numbers or these lightweight musicals, gives you a little oasis. You are in… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
Bud [Yorkin] broke out big when he did 'The Fred Astaire Show' and won four Emmys. His wife at the time suggested… — Norman Lear Copy Share Image
When I am asked about influences, I always say I bow down to Fred Astaire, because when you look at him dancing… — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels. — Ann Richards Copy Share Image
I remember vividly seeing 'Tarzan' and Fred Astaire, the Chaplin films, Fred Astaire musicals, MGM, because of my mother. She was just… — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
As a dancer, obviously, we are all inspired by Michael Jackson, and I always looked up to Gene Kelly. He was a… — Maksim Chmerkovskiy Copy Share Image
“...When the bespangled Miss Charisse wraps her phenomenal legs around [Fred] Astaire, she can be forgiven everything—even the fact that she reads… — Pauline Kael Copy Share Image
An uncle I loved got me into Fred Astaire when I was young. We had a scratchy old album of the 'Top… — Tara Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
I loved old black and white movies, especially the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musicals. I loved everything about them - the… — Sharon Stone Copy Share Image
My uncle, who was a little more flamboyant, always said the guy who dressed the best was Fred Astaire. — Andy Garcia Copy Share Image
Fred Astaire was a more formal, trained dancer who loved waltzing and only danced with the girls. — Leslie Caron Copy Share Image
The first thing I did was 'Ziegfeld Follies,' a small bit en pointe with Fred Astaire. — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
No dancer can watch Fred Astaire and not know that we all should have been in another business. — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but she did it backwards and in high heels. — Faith Whittlesey Copy Share Image
![“Bud [Yorkin] broke out big when he did 'The Fred Astaire Show' and won four Emmys. His wife at the time suggested that we team up. We got a lot of press in show business papers, and a number of offers...we eventually signed with Paramount Pictures. But I always like to say, his was the horse that…” quote by Norman Lear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1e3/norman-lear-7597_bigs_bud-yorkin-broke-out-big-when-he-did-the_1512304.jpg)
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