Figure Quote by James Newton Howard

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

— David H. Koch

Tchaikovsky was one of the great melody writers of all time.

— James Newton Howard

My parents always had a Christmas tree in the house and I was put in ballet at a very young age. So every year…

— Randy Rainbow

The colors of 'The Nutcracker' ballet score have become a part of the vocabulary of film music. It's where so much of the 19th-century…

— James Newton Howard

I love nutcrackers, as I was a ballerina growing up.

— Ree Drummond

Roll over Beethoven, tell Tchaikovsky the news.

— Chuck Berry

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

— Edward Abbey

I've always had a crazy sense of humor. So the ballet probably wouldn't have been enough for me. I had to clown around a…

— Chita Rivera

I listed to Tchaikovsky. He is both kitsch and profound. I love that lack of "Good taste."

— Cy Twombly

When I was young, Tchaikovsky was ruined for me by conductors who made it slick and treacly. Hearing Valery Gergiev conduct Tchaikovsky has been…

— Charles Hazlewood

My sister was in ballet growing up. I spent almost the entirety of 7 through 12 backstage at Lincoln Center, just running around, waiting…

— Timothee Chalamet

The fact that Stravinsky used the classics as a major influence is obvious. What is interesting is how he used them, how he turned…

— Lukas Foss