I have no desire to prove anything by dancing ... I just dance.

If the dance is right, there shouldn't be a single superfluous movement.

I am bit sending messages with my feet. All I ever wanted was not to come up empty. I did it for the dough and the old applause.

Be yourself-but don't be conspicuous.

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.

When working on my choreography I am not always receptive to outside suggestions or opinions. I believe that if you have something in mind in the way of a creation, such as a new dance, a sequence, or an effect, you are certain to come up with inaccurate criticism and damaging results if you go around asking for opinions.

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