Astaire Quote by Kenny Ortega

It used to be my ambition to emulate Fred Astaire on the stage and in motion picture musicals.

— Ken Berry

Movies were the biggest influence on me when I was a kid.

— George Pelecanos

I remember vividly seeing 'Tarzan' and Fred Astaire, the Chaplin films, Fred Astaire musicals, MGM, because of my mother. She was just interested in…

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

I loved Fred Astaire's way of dancing. He led you into the dance.

— Debbie Reynolds

But honestly, much of the work that I have done has had some impact on me. It's something that I have realised only later.…

— Rasika Dugal

I'm really influenced by Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly.

— Cris Judd

Each movie was a challenge for me, as a man, as an actor. After each movie, something changed in my life, in my character.

— Omar Sy

The movie had a much bigger impact on me than I ever thought that it did.

— Erin Brockovich

One of the movies I know affected me was 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch.' I remember feeling like it was such a brave and…

— Marielle Heller

For me, the performance was always playing different people. And so when I got older, was no longer the romantic leading movie star, it…

— Michael Caine

This created world really helped me as an actor. It heightened everything, which made it more dangerous, more interesting and more liberating.

— Leonardo DiCaprio

The big influence on me was Robert Altman, who, especially in 'Nashville,' transformed my sense of dramatic structure and showed how you could handle…

— Tony Kushner