This search for what you want is like tracking something that doesn't want to be tracked. It takes time to get a dance right, to create something memorable.

There comes a day when people begin to say, 'Why doesn't that old duffer retire?' I want to get out while they're still saying Astaire is a hell of a dancer.

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.

Why didn't you tell me I was in love with you?

I inherited the knowledge that sometimes (talents) not only skip a generation, but sometimes run screaming from it. Ironically, it was the singing non-ability that helped feed my love of laughter.

I have no desire to prove anything by my work. I have never used it as an outlet or as a means of expressing myself. I just dance.

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.