Always Quote by Lauren Bacall

I started dancing when I saw Fred Astaire in 'Flying Down to Rio,' at approximately nine years old. Fred Astaire influenced me, more than…

— Stanley Donen

Fred Astaire was my dream dancer.

— Debbie Reynolds

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

— Debbie Reynolds

Fred Astaire was a more formal, trained dancer who loved waltzing and only danced with the girls.

— Leslie Caron

My father danced a lot. He was called 'the French Fred Astaire.'

— Vincent Cassel

Dancing in Tijuana when I was 13 — that was my 'summer camp.' How else do you think I could keep up with Fred…

— Rita Hayworth

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

Since my childhood, I have been in love with dance.

— Akshara Haasan

I studied dancing a little bit when I was young.

— Stephanie Zimbalist

I didn't have the opportunity to study dance until I was old. I was 17.

— Paula Kelly

Well, I took ballet for many, many years, so my whole childhood really revolved around dance class. I grew up around dance; my mother…

— Amy Sherman-Palladino

When Fred Astaire danced, everything in this world was perfect.

— Stanley Donen