#astaire

Fred Astaire is my hero. I love him because he was willing to kill himself to make his art look effortless. And because he proved it's possible to be an artist and a good person. ↗

— Connie Willis

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No dancer can watch Fred Astaire and not know that we all should have been in another business. ↗

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

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I wish I was born in that era: dancing with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, going to work at the studio dressed in beautiful pants, head scarves, and sunglasses. ↗

— Catherine Zeta-Jones

#beautiful #born #dancing #dressed #era

I was spawned by some pretty good people in this business - Mr. Astaire, Mr. Tracy. They stopped and took their time to talk to people. ↗

— Robert Wagner

#business #good #good people #i #mr

I was asked to act when I couldn't act. I was asked to sing 'Funny Face' when I couldn't sing, and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn't dance - and do all kinds of things I wasn't prepared for. Then I tried like mad to cope with it. ↗

— Audrey Hepburn

#asked #astaire #cope #dance #face

My uncle, who was a little more flamboyant, always said the guy who dressed the best was Fred Astaire. ↗

— Andy Garcia

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I loved old black and white movies, especially the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musicals. I loved everything about them - the songs, the music, the romance and the spectacle. They were real class and I knew that I wanted to be in that world. ↗

— Sharon Stone

#astaire #black #black and white #class #especially

When I am cast in a movie where I feel that the woman's part is more interesting, I usually start thinking about Spencer Tracy and Fred Astaire. They seem to be the most clear actors when working with women. ↗

— Jack Nicholson

#am #astaire #cast #clear #feel

I can sing as well as Fred Astaire can act. ↗

— Burt Reynolds

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