I asked Fred Astaire once when he was about my age if he still danced, and he said 'Yes, but it hurts now.' That's exactly it. I can still dance, too, but it hurts now!

I can sing as well as Fred Astaire can act.

I wanted to be Stan Laurel, then I wanted to be Fred Astaire and then Captain Kangaroo. I actually started out as a radio announcer when I was 17 and never left the business, so that's literally 70 years.

Compositionally I always wanted to be like Fred Astaire.

I said I need a little more Fred Astaire and a little less Ricky Martin.

My uncle, who was a little more flamboyant, always said the guy who dressed the best was Fred Astaire.