You see, as far as the man's personality goes, there's no one who can touch Fred Astaire. He's unique.
Donald O'ConnorI`m basically a hoofer, a tap dancer. I was always very good from the waist down, moving with the feet... I became what`s known as a total dancer, using the entire body in order to express what you want to express in tap dancing and line.
Donald O'ConnorRemember, if you do the same act for 20, 30 years it gets a little boring unless you've got something else going for you... And the orchestra really kept you going. They'd laugh at all your jokes, even if they'd been hearing them for the last 30 years.
Donald O'ConnorShort people have long faces, and long people have short faces. Big people have little humor, and little people have no humor at all.
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