Ginger Rogers

"Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, except backwards and in high heels."

"I loved Fred so, and I mean that in the nicest, warmest way: I had such affection for him artistically. I think that experience with Fred was a divine blessing. It blessed me, I know, and I dont think blessings are one sided."

"The hardest working actress I ever knew."

"Thats pure bunk. I adored Fred. We were good friends. Our only problem is that we never aspired to be any kind of a team. We didnt want to be Abbott and Costello. We thought of ourselves as individuals. We didnt intend to be another Frick and Frack. [smiling, after a pause] But it happened anyway, didnt it? And Ill be forever grateful it did."

"Believe me, Ginger was great. She contributed her full fifty percent in making them such a great team. She could follow Fred as if one brain was thinking. She blended with his every step and mood immaculately. He was able to do dances on screen that would have been impossible to risk if he hadnt had a partner like Ginger - as skillful as she was attractive."

"Ginger was brilliantly effective. She made everything work for her. Actually she made things very fine for both of us and she deserves most of the credit for our success."