Matthew Bourne Quotes
I've always been excited by the strangeness of ballet, but I can't bear it when people just come forward and do a turn in the air for no reason.
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I have been learning English on the road since I started when I was 15, so it is a slow process but making some progress. Now I think I am much more comfortable with my English. However, it is difficult, still, when I speak about something that is not tennis.
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I think the tone of the show has certainly changed over the years, because it's really, really hard to do something different when you have a show going on as long as this has.
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I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
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The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing.
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Was there ever anyone more ill-suited for being the showman of the year than me?
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I think love is something that you have to work on, and it develops over experience and time. Love is a practice.
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I've always been excited by the strangeness of ballet, but I can't bear it when people just come forward and do a turn in the air for no reason.
