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> [A lot of the people who have come to know the company in the last few years will not have seen this piece.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-bourne/a-lot-of-the-people-who-have-come-to-know-the-company-in-the-last-few/)

[Matthew Bourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-bourne/)

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## More by Matthew Bourne

> [Sometimes you don't know what you've got until you put it in front of an audience - and the enthusiasm for the show from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-bourne/sometimes-you-don-t-know-what-you-ve-got-until-you-put-it-in-front-of/)

[Matthew Bourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-bourne/)

> [I love Tennessee Williams; as a playwright, he's so poetic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-bourne/i-love-tennessee-williams-as-a-playwright-he-s-so-poetic/)

[Matthew Bourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-bourne/)

> [The thrill of autograph collecting is getting close to a world you're not part of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-bourne/the-thrill-of-autograph-collecting-is-getting-close-to-a-world-you-re/)

[Matthew Bourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-bourne/)

> [I was always the kid down the street who got the other kids to put on a show. But it was only when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-bourne/i-was-always-the-kid-down-the-street-who-got-the-other-kids-to-put-on/)

[Matthew Bourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-bourne/)

> [My company is known for being funny as well as moving. You get a bit of everything in these shows. I think people know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-bourne/my-company-is-known-for-being-funny-as-well-as-moving-you-get-a-bit/)

[Matthew Bourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-bourne/)

> ['Gypsy' is the ultimate stage-mother story: Mama Rose is the one who should have been a star; she's the one with the talent. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-bourne/gypsy-is-the-ultimate-stage-mother-story-mama-rose-is-the-one-who/)

[Matthew Bourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-bourne/)

> [I'm not completely trained in any one area - I'm not a tap person or a ballet person. I don't have a big back-up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-bourne/i-m-not-completely-trained-in-any-one-area-i-m-not-a-tap-person-or-a/)

[Matthew Bourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-bourne/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-bourne/people-know-that-they-re-going-to-see-something-which-is-entertaining/)

[Matthew Bourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-bourne/)

> [I would like to have directed Hollywood musicals in the '40s and '50s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-bourne/i-would-like-to-have-directed-hollywood-musicals-in-the-40s-and-50s/)

[Matthew Bourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-bourne/)

> [When it comes down to it, it's giving people a good night out in a basic way and I think my company guarantees that.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-bourne/when-it-comes-down-to-it-it-s-giving-people-a-good-night-out-in-a/)

[Matthew Bourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-bourne/)

> [I've mostly had a trouble-free life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-bourne/i-ve-mostly-had-a-trouble-free-life/)

[Matthew Bourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-bourne/)

> [I'm very conscious that I want the dance audience to respond and respect what I'm doing, so I'm always very true to the music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-bourne/i-m-very-conscious-that-i-want-the-dance-audience-to-respond-and/)

[Matthew Bourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-bourne/)

> [People think I got rich out of 'Swan ,but I didn't at all: it's the royalties from 'Oliver' and 'My Fair Lady' that have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-bourne/people-think-i-got-rich-out-of-swan-but-i-didn-t-at-all-it-s-the/)

[Matthew Bourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-bourne/)

> [People get excited about things like 'Swan Lake' because they generate a personal involvement. If you set up the story properly, audiences respond to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-bourne/people-get-excited-about-things-like-swan-lake-because-they-generate/)

[Matthew Bourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-bourne/)

> [With my work, it's not possible to just cast a production and leave it. I have to nurture the group of dancers to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-bourne/with-my-work-it-s-not-possible-to-just-cast-a-production-and-leave-it/)

[Matthew Bourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-bourne/)

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