If Fred Astaire Is The

The Way I Look At A Musical, You Are Commenting On The Human Condition No Matter What You Do. A Musical May Be Light And Frivolous, But By Its Very Nature, It Makes Some Kind Of Social Comment.

I'd Studied Dance In Chicago Every Summer And Taught It All Winter, And I Was Well-rounded. I Wasn't Worried About Getting A Job On Broadway. In Fact, I Got One The First Week.

I Got Started Dancing Because I Knew It Was One Way To Meet Girls.

You Dance Love, And You Dance Joy, And You Dance Dreams.

Mentally, I Write Myself A Little Story. Of Course, Sometimes You Have A Song That Says, "do That." My Best Example Is Singin' In The Rain. Arthur Freed Had Insisted That The Song Should Be In The Picture, But He Was Very Anxious About It.