(8 quotes found)
“Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but she did it backwards and in high heels.”
Faith Whittlesey
“He [Mick Jagger] moves like a parody between a majorette girl and Fred Astaire.”
Truman Capote
“Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did, backwards and on high heels”
“My uncle, who was a little more flamboyant, always said the guy who dressed the best was Fred Astaire.”
Andy Garcia
“Compositionally I always wanted to be like Fred Astaire.”
Morton Feldman
“Wrap up the 20th century; Fred Astaire is gone.”
Jack Kroll
“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
“I said I need a little more Fred Astaire and a little less Ricky Martin.”
George Hamilton