Short people have long faces, and long people have short faces. Big people have little humor, and little people have no humor at all.

That is the godawful thing about television today. Performers don't have any place to hit and miss. You're either in or you're out; you don't have a chance to become good at your craft. If you make three pictures in a row and they don't go over, you're out of the business.

Short people have long faces, and long people have short faces. Big people have little humor, and little people have no humor at all.

You see, as far as the man's personality goes, there's no one who can touch Fred Astaire. He's unique.

Dancing is so wonderful. Once they start the music, your whole day, if it's been rotten, seems to melt away. You get carried away in the tune that you're moving to. It's a marvelous catharsis, to be able to get on top and tap dance.

It's so wonderful... if your whole day is rotten, once they start the music, it seems to melt away.

I'm not a good choreographer: I can't remember what I put down.