List of Fred Astaire Quotes

Oh, There's No Such Thing As My Favorite Performance. I Can't Sit Here Today And Look Back, And Say, Top Hat Was Better Than Easter Parade Or Any Of The Others. I Just Don't Look Back, Period. When I Finish With A Project, I Say 'all Right, That's That. What's Next?'

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.

I Had Some Ballet Training But Didn't Like It. It Was Like A Game To Me.

We Attend To His Later Performances As A Dramatic Actor With Respect, But Watching The Nondancing, Nonsinging Astaire Is Like Watching A Grounded Skylark.

I Inherited The Knowledge That Sometimes (talents) Not Only Skip A Generation, But Sometimes Run Screaming From It. Ironically, It Was The Singing Non-ability That Helped Feed My Love Of Laughter.

I'm Just A Hoofer With A Spare Set Of Tails.

I Don't Like Top Hats, White Ties, And Tails.

I Don't Remember Anybody Ever Pointing Me Out As A Dancing Prodigy, But I Played A Not Bad Second Base.

Disco Is Just Jitterbug.

The Unpadded Shoulders, The Three-buttoned Long And Boxy Coat, The Too-short, Thin Pants, And The Thin Ties With Striped Buttoned Shirts In Dark Colors-well, I Suppose This May Go Very Well With Some Personalities But It's Not For Me. To Me, All Such Look Like Tv Producers. Maybe They Want To.

People Think I Was Born In Top Hat And Tails.

Slippery Stages Were The Terror Of My Life.