Fred Quotes

157 quotes by 95 authors

No dancer can watch Fred Astaire and not know that we all should have been in another business. — 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
Sadly, I do my homework. I've a soft spot for the boring minutiae. I read the Charter of the United Nations before meeting with Kofi… — Bono
Fred Astaire was a more formal, trained dancer who loved waltzing and only danced with the girls. — Leslie Caron
I hear that 5 o'clock whistle in my mind like Fred Flintstone and I have to stop. I'm also not much of a morning writer.… — Diablo Cody
You can name your own salary in this business. I call mine Fred. — Rodney Dangerfield
Poor Fred - he's actually working on a typo, and somebody ought to tell him. Twice in the New Testament Jesus withered fig trees, Isaiah… — Thom Hartmann
I learned what research was all about as a research student [with] Stoppani ... Max Perutz, and ... Fred Sanger... From them, I always received… — Cesar Milstein
Fred Hoyle and I differ on lots of questions, but on this we agree: a common sense and satisfying interpretation of our world suggests the… — Owen Gingerich
Fred didn't have a favourite colour. He was just pleased that he could see all of the colours in the colour chart. That was his… — Gabi Hollows
Where's my white collarless shirt from Fred Segal? It's my most capable-looking outfit! — Cher
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
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
I love people and psychology. As a writer, Iâ€™m not so interested in Fred getting from the living room to the car. I want to… — Dorianne Laux
Did any artist ever bring more pure joy to more people than Fred Astaire? — Jack Kroll

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