The thrill of autograph collecting is getting close to a world you’re not part of. Matthew Bourne Read Quote
With any project there’s one or two things that you really want to do and that’s going to crack it. Matthew Bourne Read Quote
Astaire never thought of what he was doing as balletic, but Kelly was always trying to dance with women on points. And his choreography is so showy and flashy. He always looks self-satisfied to me. Matthew Bourne Read Quote
My family home was a rented house in the East End of London. My parents could have bought it at one point, but they preferred to spend their money on holidays and theatre tickets. It was strange to see it handed on to someone else when my father passed away. Matthew Bourne Read Quote
I was always the kid down the street who got the other kids to put on a show. But it was only when I was 19, and discovered ballet and contemporary dance, that I got interested in the fact that you could have a whole evening of dance – rather than just waiting for the dancers in a musical. Matthew Bourne Read Quote
I’m a believer in presenting something that is worth paying to see. I’ve always felt lucky in that the work that pleases me pleases other people as well. Matthew Bourne Read Quote
My interest in Princess Margaret comes through Vanessa Kirby’s brilliant portrayal of her in ‘The Crown.’ Rather than do the classic story from beginning to end, this book gives you many different glimpses. You get a much more intimate sense of the person through little incidents, stories, and gossip. Matthew Bourne Read Quote
A lot of the people who have come to know the company in the last few years will not have seen this piece. Matthew Bourne Read Quote
It’s one of my strongest dance pieces – having just done Play Without Words which was veering away from a lot of dance – I thought it would be nice to go back to something with almost the most dance I’d done. Matthew Bourne Read Quote
