Fred Astaire Quotes

Dancing. Come on. You can do it. It's a lot like navigating through a laser grid. It requires rhythm.' He moved her hips to the beat of the distant music. 'And patience.' He spun her around slowly and back toward him. 'And it's only fun if you trust your partner.' The dip was so slow, so smooth that Kat didn't know it was happening until the world was already turned upside down and Hale's face was inches from her own. Count me in, Kat.' He squeezed her tighter. 'You should always count me in.

I guess confidence is the only thing that I take from project to project, but I'm always open to learning everybody's style - the director, the actor I'm working with.

I honestly find it easier to dance about in heels than I do to walk down the street in them.

I'm not really a control person, and I'm a big believer in collaboration. I like to have a friend.

You cannot put the same shoe on every foot.

One thing I learned particularly at Yale was how to work with others. Having studied so long trying to master myself, the biggest challenge was learning about the other person's work.

I may see a way I want to do something, and I understand when you have a team, everybody can't do their own thing. I'm willing to put my own agenda aside to do what's best for the team.

Every actor you work with has a different method, same with the director. You have to figure out what your shared language is and how to best support each other, and also take care of yourself.

I don't have a favorite process. My favorite process is the right process for the person I am working with. I can fit in any process as long as the director respects who I am and doesn't try to put me in a situation to get something out of me - if I can give it without that situation.

A collaboration, you have to collaborate, meet in the middle, yield to the other collaborator, and that's a wonderful thing.

It's a team game, and you need to be flexible.

One size doesn't fit all, and I don't have a monopoly over good ideas.

I get to partner up with all different types of opportunities.

I'm agile.

I am a team player.

I see myself as a team player.

I am willing to do business and I'm willing to play ball with anyone, for I am very open-minded.

For the most part, I don't care who plays at my side.

I believe in, 'I do it my way, and you do it your way, and then see what works' pattern. I think that comes with me having worked as an assistant director earlier, which I really enjoyed.

I think you have to obviously be familiar with how the team wants to play and play to that style. But I think you also have to find a way to be yourself.

To be honest, it doesn't matter who is next to me in whatever team.

I have no style, because I change each time . . . each day I play differently. Today I play differently than yesterday.

I think my style is very eclectic, because I love so many different things. And, that's true, too, in almost every aspect of my life. I can go from really edgy to tailored and professional, and I just love to change things up.

I like the way he danced. And then I like the way we danced together.

I'm open to whatever. I think sometimes when people collaborate these days, it's a little bit convenient.