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Me? I play Gene Kelly...It's a guy who produces, directs, sings, and dances. who else could it be but Kelly?

— Fred Astaire

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The history of dance on film begins with Astaire.

As a dancer, I out-Fred the nimblest Astaire.

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Either the camera will dance, or I will.

I once said that fifty years from now, the only one of today's dancers who will be remembered is Fred Astaire.

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

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