"Fred Astaire is the Carioca, the Continental, the very Piccolino of romance."Frederick L. Collins
in Liberty magazine (1936)
As well as tributes from the dance world as a whole, Fred has received glowing references from U.S. presidents, Prime Ministers, Knights of the Realm, Nobel prize winners, Pulitzer prize winners, Oscar winners, Tony winners, Grammy winners ... even Heisman trophy winners. Such is the breadth and depth of the highest regard that Fred Astaire is forever held."Fred was, in every sense of the word, a superstar. He was the ultimate dancer - the dancer who made it all look so easy."Ronald Reagan (1987)
As the Quotable Fred Astaire: Dancing On Astaire title suggests, the focus is on the dancing aspect of Fred Astaire. The emphasis of the 2000 quotations is on Fred's dancing rather than his singing or acting abilities or on his private life."You see, as far as the man's personality goes, there's no one who can touch Fred Astaire. He's unique."Donald O'ConnorThe Quotable Fred Astaire: Dancing On Astaire follows Fred's early stage career - as a teenager - with sister Adele; runs through all his movie musicals with partners such as Ginger Rogers, Cyd Charisse and Ann Miller; finishing with his award-winning performances on TV (in his late 60s).
"I don't remember anybody ever pointing me out as a dancing prodigy, but I played a not bad second base."Fred Astaire (c 1936)
"Youth is believing that someday you'll dance like Fred Astaire."Jacqueline Friedrich
"Give Mr. Astaire a hunk of rhythm, a straw boater and a girl, and he's your man."Bosley Crowther
in The New York Times (1950)
"Astaire bursts into a dance which in its speed and unselfconsciousness seems equally to break the laws of nature."Graham Greene
in The Spectator (1936)
"He was the Duke of Windsor of music: glorious, subtle, aloof, elegant."Joel Grey
"Fred Astaire is the saint of 1930s sophistication, the butterfly in motion."David Thomson
Biographical Dictionary of Film (2002)
"The thirties musicals of Astaire worked as spontaneous eruptions of energy, as Astaire's body almost seemed to liquefy as walk became dance and speech became the lilting cadence of song."Saige Walton
in Contemporary Comic Book Superhero (2009)
THE PASSING SHOW OF 1918 [1918]
"Fred Astaire is an agile youth, and apparently boneless, like that nice brand of sardines."Alan Dent
in The New York Journal (1918)
SWING TIME (1936)
"The duet 'Pick Yourself Up' may be Astaire and Roger's finest moment. Proof positive that dancing can be better than sex."Ty Burr
in Entertainment Weekly (1993)
THE BAND WAGON (1953)
"It is with Cyd Charisse during the 'Dancing in the Dark' sequence that Astaire attained romantic apotheosis."Richard Schickel
in Time magazine (1987)
Dancing On Astaire - The Quotable Fred Astaire
"An amazing collection of
quotations on the one and only Fred Astaire. The title says it all
'Dancing on Astaire' as in the whole dance world, or so it seems, has
their say on Mr Astaire. Not surprisingly given Fred's legend and
standing - in Hollywood, Broadway and the West End - 99.9% of the
biographical quotes about him are positive and deeply respectful of his
talent, his demeanor and his unmatched class. The
quality of the quotations collected here is highly impressive and the
scope of the book is almost as jaw-dropping as one of Fred's dance
routines - there is even a section on the infamous Dirt Devil adverts.All in all a wonderful book full of great memories about a great dancer and a great man."
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