Julian Osborne:
We're all doomed, you know. The whole, silly, drunken, pathetic lot of us. Doomed by the air we're about to breathe.
--Fred Astaire (as Julian Osborne) in On the Beach
--Fred Astaire (as Julian Osborne) in On the Beach
Julian Osborne:
Who would ever have believed that human beings would be stupid enough to blow themselves off the face of the Earth?
--Fred Astaire (as Julian Osborne) in On the Beach
--Fred Astaire (as Julian Osborne) in On the Beach
Robert 'Bob' Davis:
When do I start dancing?
Eduardo Acuña: You do not start dancing.
Robert 'Bob' Davis: But didn't you come to see me about?
Eduardo Acuña: About one of my daughters. The one you so gallantly referred to as "the inside of a refrigerator"?
Robert 'Bob' Davis: Oh... but, I'm afraid I don't follow you.
Eduardo Acuña: She thinks you're in love with her.
Robert 'Bob' Davis: Would it be rude of me to inquire if there is any insanity in your family?
--Fred Astaire (as Robert 'Bob' Davis) in You Were Never Lovelier
Eduardo Acuña: You do not start dancing.
Robert 'Bob' Davis: But didn't you come to see me about?
Eduardo Acuña: About one of my daughters. The one you so gallantly referred to as "the inside of a refrigerator"?
Robert 'Bob' Davis: Oh... but, I'm afraid I don't follow you.
Eduardo Acuña: She thinks you're in love with her.
Robert 'Bob' Davis: Would it be rude of me to inquire if there is any insanity in your family?
--Fred Astaire (as Robert 'Bob' Davis) in You Were Never Lovelier
Steve Canfield:
So you may have to persuade him
Peggy Dainton: How can I persuade him if you can't?
Steve Canfield: Because...
[looking at her figure]
Steve Canfield: We're built differently.
--Fred Astaire (as Steve Canfield) in Silk Stockings
Peggy Dainton: How can I persuade him if you can't?
Steve Canfield: Because...
[looking at her figure]
Steve Canfield: We're built differently.
--Fred Astaire (as Steve Canfield) in Silk Stockings
Ted Hanover:
[reading] Come out and relax on a farm, music, dancing, home cooking. Open holidays only.
[skeptical]
Ted Hanover: Open holiday's only? Say, how many of them are there?
Jim Hardy: [excited] About 15. That gives me 350 days to kick around in!
Ted Hanover: [laughing] You would think of that!
--Fred Astaire (as Ted Hanover) in Holiday Inn
[skeptical]
Ted Hanover: Open holiday's only? Say, how many of them are there?
Jim Hardy: [excited] About 15. That gives me 350 days to kick around in!
Ted Hanover: [laughing] You would think of that!
--Fred Astaire (as Ted Hanover) in Holiday Inn
Ted Hanover:
A gentle smile often breeds a kick in the pants.
--Fred Astaire (as Ted Hanover) in Holiday Inn
--Fred Astaire (as Ted Hanover) in Holiday Inn
Ted Hanover:
It's going to be easy - like peeling a turtle.
--Fred Astaire (as Ted Hanover) in Holiday Inn
--Fred Astaire (as Ted Hanover) in Holiday Inn
Tom Bowen:
I wonder what the groom is doing today.
Ellen Bowen: Why don't you call him up and ask him?
Tom Bowen: Very funny.
--Fred Astaire (as Tom Bowen) in Royal Wedding
Ellen Bowen: Why don't you call him up and ask him?
Tom Bowen: Very funny.
--Fred Astaire (as Tom Bowen) in Royal Wedding
Tom Bowen:
You should have seen your face when you saw me.
Anne Ashmond: How did I look?
Tom Bowen: As if I were a dentist.
--Fred Astaire (as Tom Bowen) in Royal Wedding
Anne Ashmond: How did I look?
Tom Bowen: As if I were a dentist.
--Fred Astaire (as Tom Bowen) in Royal Wedding
Tony Hunter:
No, don't say it - "Tony Hunter! 1953!" I hereby declare my independence. Tony Hunter, 1776.
--Fred Astaire (as Tony Hunter) in The Band Wagon
--Fred Astaire (as Tony Hunter) in The Band Wagon
