Astaire Quote by Mikhail Baryshnikov

As a dancer, obviously, we are all inspired by Michael Jackson, and I always looked up to Gene Kelly. He was a bigger version…

— Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Fred Astaire was my dream dancer.

— Debbie Reynolds

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…

— 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…

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

I wish I was born in that era: dancing with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, going to work at the studio dressed in beautiful…

— Catherine Zeta-Jones

“She'd always imagined an autumn wedding: russet leaves and black velvets and dancing to Fred Astaire.”

— Hazel Gaynor

Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor - those were my idols. All I ever wanted to be was a motion picture song-and-dance man. I…

— Ken Berry

Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels.

— Faith Whittlesey

Did any artist ever bring more pure joy to more people than Fred Astaire?

— Jack Kroll

I thought Fred Astaire was the most chic man. I loved the way he dressed. Never mind his dancing, which was beyond - he…

— Polly Allen Mellen

Obviously, Fred Astaire was a legend. I've tried to copy some of his movements.

— Scott Moir

If Fred Astaire is the Cary Grant of dance, I'm the Marlon Brando.

— Gene Kelly