If I was black and blue, it was Gene. If I didn't have a scratch it was Fred. - Fred Astaire

There is no setup in Hollywood that compares with an Astaire picture.

He was not just the best ballroom dancer, or tap dancer, he was simply the greatest, most imaginative, dancer of our time.

There never was a greater perfectionist, there never was, and never will be, a better dancer, and I never knew anybody more kind, more considerate, or more completely a gentleman...I love Fred, John, and I admire and respect him. I guess it's because he's so many things I'd like to be and I'm not.