I Have No Desire To

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.

Slippery Stages Were The Terror Of My Life.

I Have Never Had Anything That I Can Remember In The Business - And That Includes All The Movies And The Stage Shows And Everything - That I Didn't Enjoy. I Didn't Like Some Of The Small-time Vaudeville, Because We Weren't Going On And Getting Better. Aside From That, I Didn't Dislike Anything.

For Ballroom Dancing, Remember That Your Partners Have Their Own Distinctive Styles Also. Cultivate Flexibility. Be Able To Adapt Your Style To That Of Your Partner. In Doing So, You Are Not Surrendering Your Individuality, But Blending It With That Of Your Partner.

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.