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…

— Matthew Bourne

I love Tennessee Williams; as a playwright, he's so poetic.

— Matthew Bourne

The thrill of autograph collecting is getting close to a world you're not part of.

— Matthew Bourne

I was always the kid down the street who got the other kids to put on a show. But it was only…

— Matthew Bourne

My company is known for being funny as well as moving. You get a bit of everything in these shows. I think…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Matthew Bourne

I would like to have directed Hollywood musicals in the '40s and '50s.

— 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…

— Matthew Bourne

I've mostly had a trouble-free life.

— 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…

— 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'…

— Matthew Bourne

People get excited about things like 'Swan Lake' because they generate a personal involvement. If you set up the story properly, audiences…

— 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…

— Matthew Bourne

I saw the Nutcracker to be a dummy as I thought of its mouth moving like a nutcracker - and also find…

— Matthew Bourne

It's one of my strongest dance pieces - having just done Play Without Words which was veering away from a lot of…

— Matthew Bourne

I'm very interested in storytelling and anything that plays with structure.

— Matthew Bourne

My family home was a rented house in the East End of London. My parents could have bought it at one point,…

— Matthew Bourne

People strangely revere dance. They see it as another world, and dancers are somehow mysterious - just because they don't speak.

— Matthew Bourne

I'm a choreographer and a director, and I have no ambition beyond that.

— Matthew Bourne

I'm a believer in presenting something that is worth paying to see. I've always felt lucky in that the work that pleases…

— Matthew Bourne

My first job was at the BBC but was really dull. I was working in the BBC's reference department, where I did…

— Matthew Bourne

My mum was ill when I was originally making 'Edward Scissorhands' in 2005. I was virtually visiting her every night after rehearsals,…

— Matthew Bourne

My interest in Princess Margaret comes through Vanessa Kirby's brilliant portrayal of her in 'The Crown.' Rather than do the classic story…

— Matthew Bourne