78 Quotes by Fred Astaire

People think I was born in top hat and tail

I don't remember anybody ever pointing me out as a dancing prodigy, but I played a not bad second base.

Slippery stages were the terror of my life.

I am bit sending messages with my feet. All I ever wanted was not to come up empty. I did it for the dough and the old applause.

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.

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.

Oh, God! That boy moves in a very exceptional way. That's the greatest dancer of the century.

Either the camera will dance, or I will.

Can't act. Can't sing. Slightly bald. Can dance a little.