Astaire Quotes

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No dancer can watch Fred Astaire and not know that we all should have been in another business. — Mikhail Baryshnikov
Astaire was not a sexual animal, but he made his partners look so extraordinarily related to him. — Mikhail Baryshnikov
I remember vividly seeing 'Tarzan' and Fred Astaire, the Chaplin films, Fred Astaire musicals, MGM, because of my mother. She was just interested in everything… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
From Fred Astaire I learned discipline and hard work. — Dirk Benedict
Fred Astaire was a more formal, trained dancer who loved waltzing and only danced with the girls. — Leslie Caron
We attend to his later performances as a dramatic actor with respect, but watching the nondancing, nonsinging Astaire is like watching a grounded skylark. — Fred Astaire
I am the Fred Astaire of karate. — Jean-Claude Van Damme
If Fred Astaire is the Cary Grant of dance, I'm the Marlon Brando. — Gene Kelly
Fred Astaire represented the aristocracy, I represented the proletariat. — Gene Kelly
I arrived in Hollywood twenty pounds overweight and as strong as an ox. But if I put on a white tails and tux like Fred… — Gene Kelly
I was spawned by some pretty good people in this business - Mr. Astaire, Mr. Tracy. They stopped and took their time to talk to… — Robert Wagner
When I am asked about influences, I always say I bow down to Fred Astaire, because when you look at him dancing you never look… — Alan Rickman
Dancing in Tijuana when I was 13 â€” that was my 'summer camp.' How else do you think I could keep up with Fred Astaire… — Rita Hayworth
Did any artist ever bring more pure joy to more people than Fred Astaire? — Jack Kroll
What do dancers think of Fred Astaire? It's no secret. We hate him. He gives us a complex because he's too perfect. His perfection is… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
Fred Astaire is my hero. I love him because he was willing to kill himself to make his art look effortless. And because he proved… — Connie Willis
I want to do with skates what Fred Astaire is doing with dancing. — Sonja Henie
Fred Astaireâ€™s got nothing on me. — Si Robertson
Dancing, as Fred Astaire said, is next to ditch-digging. You sweat and you slave and the audience doesn't think you have a brain in your… — Ann Miller
Fred Astaire. Not a handsome man. He said himself he couldn't sing. He was balding his whole life. He danced like a cheetah runs with… — Sebastian Barry

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