It's nice that all the composers have said that nobody interprets a lyric like Fred Astaire. But when it comes to selling records I was never worth anything particularly except as a collector's item.

Can't act. Can't sing. Slightly bald. Can dance a little.

People think I was born in top hat and tails.

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.

I just put my feet in the ground and move them around.

Dancing is a sweat job.

In dealing with a girl or a horse, one lets nature take its course