A Quote by Matthew Bourne

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.

Matthew Bourne

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Matthew Bourne
English - Dancer
Born: January 13, 1960

I went to 'The Nutcracker' every year with my grandma and aunt. Then, in my early teen years, I thought I wanted to be a ballet dancer. I went real gung-ho in that direction, and I started performing in 'The Nutcracker.'

Jinkx Monsoon

I like the plot of The Nutcracker - not at all.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

I've wanted to be an actress for as long as I can remember, and I can say I was almost born in the theatre. My mum went into labour while she was watching The Nutcracker Suite in New York - apparently I was kicking like mad.

Sienna Miller

Through school, I saw plenty of theatre my parents weren't necessarily up on. They would prefer a football game to watching 'The Nutcracker,' and that's fine. I enjoy both.

Katori Hall

My sister was in ballet growing up. I spent almost the entirety of 7 through 12 backstage at Lincoln Center, just running around, waiting for 'The Nutcracker' to end.

Timothee Chalamet

'The Nutcracker' is the ballet that keeps on giving.

David H. Koch

When December comes, can 'The Nutcracker' be far behind? No, it can't - not in America, anyway.

Robert Gottlieb

When December comes, can The Nutcracker be far behind? No, it cant - not in America, anyway.

Robert Gottlieb

You cannot dance an arabesque in 'Swan Lake' and 'Nutcracker' the same way.

Natalia Makarova

Reincarnation? There is such a thing. What could be more Mozartian than the Nutcracker Suite?

Edward Abbey

The first show I did was 'The Nutcracker' ballet. I was one of the kids who comes out in the beginning.

Ansel Elgort

One lived in the impression that nobody could ever compete with the 'Nutcracker' or 'A Christmas Carol.'

Gian Carlo Menotti

If your only dance experience is the Nutcracker, it will be a shock; hopefully shocking in a good way.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

The nutcracker sits under the holiday tree, a guardian of childhood stories. Feed him walnuts and he will crack open a tale.

Vera Nazarian

You're alive!" Fezzik cried. The man in black sat immobile, like a ventriloquist's dummy, just his mouth moving. "That is perhaps the most childishly obvious remark I have ever come across.