49 Quotes by Matthew Bourne

With any project there's one or two things that you really want to do and that's going to crack it.

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.

I saw the Nutcracker to be a dummy as I thought of its mouth moving like a nutcracker - and also find them pretty scary as they almost have a life of their own.

It's one of the things that looks good written down, but the reality is that you think about the pieces you're doing and try to bear in mind everyone in the audience.

People know that they're going to see something which is entertaining but challenging as well because of the form it's in. It's dance theatre and it requires you to use your imagination - it's not straight forward.

A lot of the people who have come to know the company in the last few years will not have seen this piece.

I once went through the dustbin outside David Bowie's house.

It's a piece of theater that's been inspired by a movie that we all love. But it has to surprise people who know the film really well.

I wish I was more adventurous.