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My first boss at the BBC was Aubrey Singer. The main thing I learned from him was discipline. I also learned things about myself: namely, that I hated commuting and didn't really want a 9-5 job.
— Matthew Bourne
Tags: job, discipline, boss, myself

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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.
— Matthew Bourne
Tags: reality, mind, you, good
I love Tennessee Williams; as a playwright, he's so poetic.
— Matthew Bourne
Tags: playwright, tennessee, he, love
People get excited about things like 'Swan Lake' because they generate a personal involvement. If you set up the story properly, audiences respond to the ambiguity. People ask, 'What exactly is happening in Act Four?' and I never say. I can't put it into words, but they've got a feeling about it, and that's good enough.
— Matthew Bourne
Tags: words, people, you, good
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.
— Matthew Bourne
Tags: air, forward, always, people
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
Tags: never, dance, me, women
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