I have no desire to prove anything by dancing. I have never used it as an outlet or a means of expressing myself. I just dance. – Fred Astaire
The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any. – Fred Astaire
I have no use for bodyguards, but I have very specific use for two highly-trained certified public accountants. – Fred Astaire
The higher up you go, the more mistakes you are allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of them, it’s considered to be your style. – Fred Astaire
Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you’ve got to start young. – Fred Astaire
The best teacher is not the one who knows most, but the one who is most capable of reducing knowledge to that simple compound of the obvious and wonderful. – Fred Astaire
I don’t want to be the oldest performer in captivity… I don’t want to look like a little old man dancing out there. – Fred Astaire
I’d watch Astaire rehearsing or closer to shooting, going over and over his steps or some tricky bit of business. But he’d also work out where the cameras oughta be: ‘He comes over here and goes over there, Fred. Over here, camera!’ And he’d be right. – Jack Lemmon
The higher the heels, the better you feel. – Fred Astaire
The only way to learn to dance is to dance. – Fred Astaire
Some dancers are tall and some are small. That don’t mean a thing. You’ve got to work with what you’ve got. – Fred Astaire
As for Sammy Davis Jr., I loved him dearly. Here’s a man who would get up on top of a piano in front of 50 million people. But he’d always look at Fred Astaire and say, ‘That’s dancing.’ – Jack Lemmon
I just put my feet in the air and move them around. – Fred Astaire
I try to meet and talk to everyone on the set. I’m always mindful of the responsibility I carry. I’m representing the more than 100 people who work with me on each picture. And I try never to let them down. – Fred Astaire
It takes courage to make a fool of yourself. – Fred Astaire
I’m interested in terms of destiny, in terms of everything that happens to you from the moment you’re born. – Fred Astaire
I did everything I could imagine to sabotage my career. – Fred Astaire
I wanted to represent the modern woman. I was independent. Sometimes I wish I had married Edgar earlier and had more children. – Fred Astaire
Whenever my nose itched, I knew I was going to have a good time! – Fred Astaire
Every woman should have four pets in her life. A mink in her closet, a jaguar in her garage, a tiger in her bed, and a jackass who pays for everything. – Fred Astaire
To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off. We’re a button-down operation here. – Fred Astaire
Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you’ve got to start young. – Fred Astaire
I just put my feet in the air and move them around. – Fred Astaire
The higher the heels, the better you feel. – Fred Astaire
The only way to learn to dance is to dance. – Fred Astaire
Some people seem to think that good dancers are born, but all the good dancers I have known are taught or trained. – Fred Astaire
The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any. – Fred Astaire
I have no desire to prove anything by dancing. I have never used it as an outlet or a means of expressing myself. I just dance. – Fred Astaire
I’m interested in terms of destiny, in terms of everything that happens to you from the moment you’re born. – Fred Astaire
I try to meet and talk to everyone on the set. I’m always mindful of the responsibility I carry. I’m representing the more than 100 people who work with me on each picture. And I try never to let them down. – Fred Astaire
I wanted to represent the modern woman. I was independent. Sometimes I wish I had married Edgar earlier and had more children. – Fred Astaire
I did everything I could imagine to sabotage my career. – Fred Astaire
To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off. We’re a button-down operation here. – Fred Astaire
Dancing is a sweat job. – Fred Astaire
I want to remind you that I’ve been to the movies and I know what the plot is. I know that things don’t always work out at the end of the formula. – Fred Astaire
I’ve been worried about you. You have to keep doing it. I’m not talking about dancing. I’m talking about getting up and facing the day. – Fred Astaire
You know, I’m no prude, but every time I hear this fellow say ‘Son of God,’ I cringe. – Fred Astaire
That era of Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, all of those people created an enormous amount of excitement on the screen that attracted people there. – Jack Lemmon
Fred Astaire’s work was something very special because he was very original. – Maurice Chevalier
My only claim to fame is that I’m an old dance hoofer. – Fred Astaire
If I start to dance, any time, don’t you worry about me, old bean. – Fred Astaire
If I tried to be Malina’s husband, or Reed’s father, or Mr. Astaire’s entertainer, I’d be lost in the shuffle. – Fred Astaire
Some people are the kind worth shooting. – Fred Astaire
I certainly won’t dispute the need for dresses. Women look wonderful in dresses. I have nothing against dresses. But sometimes, I think the name should be changed to ‘undress,’ because they don’t act like dresses. – Fred Astaire
There are two ways of handling a woman – she’s right or she’s wrong. And if you try to convince her she’s wrong, she’ll convince you of it. – Fred Astaire
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