People Think I Was Born In Top

I Don't Want To Be The Oldest Performer In Captivity... I Don't Want To Look Like A Little Old Man Dancing Out There.

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.

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.

The Higher Up You Go, The More Mistakes You Are Allowed. Right At The Top, If You Make Enough Of Them, It's Considered To Be Your Style.

We Attend To His Later Performances As A Dramatic Actor With Respect, But Watching The Nondancing, Nonsinging Astaire Is Like Watching A Grounded Skylark.