Quote #21

There is no setup in Hollywood that compares with an Astaire picture

More from Fred Astaire

  1. Except for times Fred worked with real professional dancers like Cyd Charisse, it was a twenty five year war
  2. As a dancer he stands alone, and no singer knows his way around a song like Fred Astaire
  3. The history of dance on film begins with Astaire
  4. He has a remarkable ear for intonation, a great sense of rhythm and what is most important, he has great style - style in my way of thinkin…
  5. When I was in the Soviet Union recently I was being interviewed by a newspaperman and he said, 'Which dancers influenced you the most?' and…
  6. There never was a greater perfectionist, there never was, and never will be, a better dancer, and I never knew anybody more kind, more cons…
  7. He was not just the best ballroom dancer, or tap dancer, he was simply the greatest, most imaginative, dancer of our time
  8. For a guy who had retired ostensibly, your comeback represents the greatest event since Satchel Paige.

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