"Opera is 400 years old. ballet is 500 years old. Somebody named Timothée Chalamet - big guy, by the way - had the nerve to say on camera that nobody cares about it. I'm sure you can walk into an opera theater right now, seats will be filled out, and nobody's saying a word as the performance is going because everybody has that much respect for it."
"People go there every day to the dance studio. Dancers show up [at] 8 a.m., 6 a.m. whatever the f*** [time] they show up, and they break and they bleed every single day just because they have respect for it. They love it, they love what they do. It doesn't matter if the industry is having a tough time at any time ... a lot of industries have a tough time."
"There is an etiquette around opera. There is etiquette around ballet. It's amazing. It's an amazing theater medium. It's f***ing beautiful. There's still an audience. People give a f***. You show up in a nice outfit, you sit the f*** down and you shut the f*** up. That's the usual etiquette around those things."
Doja Cat responded to Timothée Chalamet's controversial statement that "no one cares" about ballet and opera by posting a TikTok video calling him out by name. She highlighted that both art forms have centuries of history and continue to fill theaters with respectful audiences. Doja emphasized the rigorous dedication of dancers and singers who train daily, often starting at early morning hours, driven by their passion for their craft. She stressed that struggling industries don't indicate lack of audience care, noting that multiple industries face challenges. Doja concluded by advocating for proper etiquette in these venues, suggesting audiences should dress nicely and remain respectfully silent during performances.
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