[narration during the Girl Hunt ballet]
Tony Hunter: She came at me in sections... more curves than a scenic railway.
--Fred Astaire (as Tony Hunter) in The Band Wagon
Tony Hunter: She came at me in sections... more curves than a scenic railway.
--Fred Astaire (as Tony Hunter) in The Band Wagon
[talking about peach preserves]
Ted Hanover: Oh boy, do I go for those! Why they're great on... on...
[pause]
Ted Hanover: ... or even plain!
--Fred Astaire (as Ted Hanover) in Holiday Inn
Ted Hanover: Oh boy, do I go for those! Why they're great on... on...
[pause]
Ted Hanover: ... or even plain!
--Fred Astaire (as Ted Hanover) in Holiday Inn
Dale Tremont:
How could I have ever fallen in love with a man like you!
[Dale slaps Jerry, then storms off]
Jerry Travers: She loves me.
--Fred Astaire (as Jerry Travers) in Top Hat
[Dale slaps Jerry, then storms off]
Jerry Travers: She loves me.
--Fred Astaire (as Jerry Travers) in Top Hat
Mimi Glossop:
I hope you like what I ordered. I've never had breakfast with two men before.
Guy Holden: I've tried it. It's no fun.
--Fred Astaire (as Guy Holden) in The Gay Divorcee
Guy Holden: I've tried it. It's no fun.
--Fred Astaire (as Guy Holden) in The Gay Divorcee
Bake Baker:
I don't often try to apologize 'cause I seldom make any mistakes.
--Fred Astaire (as Bake Baker) in Follow the Fleet
--Fred Astaire (as Bake Baker) in Follow the Fleet
Bake Baker:
Sherry tells me you're leaving. Well, that's probably the wisest thing to do. Run away! All this stuff about fighting for your man and all that makes things so complicated. Now, if all girls would just give up and run back to Bellport, then we'd definitely see the end of family life, little Junior would remain just an idea, and every man would burn his own toast. I thank you!
--Fred Astaire (as Bake Baker) in Follow the Fleet
--Fred Astaire (as Bake Baker) in Follow the Fleet
Guy Holden:
Can I offer you anything? Frosted chocolate? Cointreau? Benedictine? Marriage?
Mimi Glossop: What was that last one?
Guy Holden: Benedictine?
Mimi Glossop: No, the one after that.
Guy Holden: Oh, marriage?
Mimi Glossop: Do you always propose marriage as casually as that?
Guy Holden: There is nothing casual about it. In fact, I've given it long and sincere thought.
--Fred Astaire (as Guy Holden) in The Gay Divorcee
Mimi Glossop: What was that last one?
Guy Holden: Benedictine?
Mimi Glossop: No, the one after that.
Guy Holden: Oh, marriage?
Mimi Glossop: Do you always propose marriage as casually as that?
Guy Holden: There is nothing casual about it. In fact, I've given it long and sincere thought.
--Fred Astaire (as Guy Holden) in The Gay Divorcee
Huckleberry Haines:
John, everyday you act worse, but today you're acting like tomorrow.
--Fred Astaire (as Huckleberry Haines) in Roberta
--Fred Astaire (as Huckleberry Haines) in Roberta
Jerry Travers:
All is fair in love and war, and this is revolution!
--Fred Astaire (as Jerry Travers) in Top Hat
--Fred Astaire (as Jerry Travers) in Top Hat
