#fred astaire

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

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From Fred Astaire I learned discipline and hard work. ↗

— Dirk Benedict

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

— Leslie Caron

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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

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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

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

— Burt Reynolds

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

— Jack Kroll

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I remember vividly seeing 'Tarzan' and Fred Astaire, the Chaplin films, Fred Astaire musicals, MGM, because of my mother. She was just interested in everything and she took me to opera and ballet, and then ballet got me hooked. ↗

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

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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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