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It's nice that all the composers have said that nobody interprets a lyric like Fred Astaire. But when it comes to selling records I was never worth anything particularly except as a collector's item.
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Fred Astaire
Age: 88 †
Born: 1899
Born: May 10
Died: 1987
Died: June 22
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Do it big, do it right, and do it with style.
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We attend to his later performances as a dramatic actor with respect, but watching the nondancing, nonsinging Astaire is like watching a grounded skylark.
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Can't act. Can't sing. Slightly bald. Can dance a little.
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Be yourself-but don't be conspicuous.
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Why didn't you tell me I was in love with you?
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I often take a brand-new suit or hat and throw it up against the wall a few times to get that stiff, square newness out of it.
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I have no desire to prove anything by my work. I have never used it as an outlet or as a means of expressing myself. I just dance.
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Dancing is a sweat job.
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Either the camera will dance, or I will.
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When working on my choreography I am not always receptive to outside suggestions or opinions. I believe that if you have something in mind in the way of a creation, such as a new dance, a sequence, or an effect, you are certain to come up with inaccurate criticism and damaging results if you go around asking for opinions.
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I'm just a hoofer with a spare set of tails.
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I had some ballet training but didn't like it. It was like a game to me.
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For ballroom dancing, remember that your partners have their own distinctive styles also. Cultivate flexibility. Be able to adapt your style to that of your partner. In doing so, you are not surrendering your individuality, but blending it with that of your partner.
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Slippery stages were the terror of my life.
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And that love that wrinkles your nose touches my foolish heart.
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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.
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This search for what you want is like tracking something that doesn't want to be tracked. It takes time to get a dance right, to create something memorable.
Fred Astaire
Oh, God! That boy moves in a very exceptional way. That's the greatest dancer of the century.
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I have no desire to prove anything by dancing ... I just dance.
Fred Astaire
It takes time to get a dance right, to create something memorable.
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