I often take a brand-new suit or hat and throw it up against the wall a few times to get that stiff, square newness out of it.

If your gonna go down, go down swinging!

We attend to his later performances as a dramatic actor with respect, but watching the nondancing, nonsinging Astaire is like watching a grounded skylark.

Do it big, do it right, and do it with style.

It takes time to get a dance right, to create something memorable.

And that love that wrinkles your nose touches my foolish heart.

Dancing is a sweat job.