I danced not to be remembered, but to be understood. - Fred Astaire

"I danced not to be remembered, but to be understood."

Fred Astaire Art

Dancer and Actor American 1899–1987

More from Fred Astaire

"The more you're not like other people, the more you're like yourself."

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

"Do it big, do it right, and do it with style."

"The hardest thing to do is to do nothing."

"The stage is my true home."

"Art is the expression of the soul."

"Living well means living properly."

"Art and music are the treasures of civilization"