Fred Quotes

157 quotes by 93 authors

I asked Fred Astaire once when he was about my age if he still danced, and he said 'Yes, but it hurts now.' That's exactly… — Dick Van Dyke
I wanted to be Stan Laurel, then I wanted to be Fred Astaire and then Captain Kangaroo. I actually started out as a radio announcer… — Dick Van Dyke
I was asked to act when I couldn't act. I was asked to sing 'Funny Face' when I couldn't sing, and dance with Fred Astaire… — Audrey Hepburn
The savage repression of blacks, which can be estimated by reading the obituary columns of the nation's dailies, Fred Hampton, etc., has not failed to… — George Jackson
I always loved all kinds of music. I would watch musicals a lot as a kid, on TV, watch the Fred Astaire movies. I'd watch… — Queen Latifah
I spent an entire evening seated between Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, being charmed from either side. It was pure Hollywood magic. — Lorna Luft
I was a big Fred Flintstone fan. — Seth MacFarlane
When I am cast in a movie where I feel that the woman's part is more interesting, I usually start thinking about Spencer Tracy and… — Jack Nicholson
I'm sure I would have been considered a more significant artist if I was a singer-songwriter. It's just not the way I roll. I love… — Bonnie Raitt
I have a photograph at home of Fred Astaire from the knees down with his feet crossed. It's kind of inspiring because it reminds me… — Alan Rickman
Over the years, myths were built up about my relationship with Fred Astaire. The general public thought he was a Svengali, who snapped his fingers… — Ginger Rogers
While I was making my solo films, RKO was busily trying to get me and Fred Astaire back together. The studio wanted to capitalize on… — Ginger Rogers
I loved old black and white movies, especially the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musicals. I loved everything about them - the songs, the music,… — Sharon Stone
I've always had an innate ability to dance, but I'm not as spiffy as those cinema legends like Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. — John Travolta
I wish I was born in that era: dancing with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, going to work at the studio dressed in beautiful pants,… — Catherine Zeta-Jones
My solo music - I get up onstage, I improvise and it's my improvisation. When I get up onstage with Fred Frith and Mike Patton,… — John Zorn
I think there's no question that Michael Jackson was the foremost entertainer of his generation; perhaps of all time, arguably, taking the skills of a… — Michael Eric Dyson
Where is Wood?" said Harry, suddenly realizing he wasn't there. "Still in the showers," said Fred. "We think he's trying to drown himself. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
But before he went loopy he was the life and soul of the party," said Fred. "He used to down an entire bottle of firewhiskey,… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
To Fred, those years seemed to pass like quickly skimming a book and then finding the ending wasn't what he expected. He wished he'd paid… — Sarah Addison Allen

Who Wrote These Fred Quotes

93 authors contributed a total of 157 Fred Quotes, led by these top contributors: