"I don't want to be working in ballet or opera where it's like, 'Hey! Keep this thing alive, even though no one cares about this anymore.' All respect to the ballet and opera people out there ... I just lost 14 cents in viewership. I'm taking shots for no reason."
"I admire people, and I've done it myself, who go on a talk show and say, 'Hey, we've got to keep movie theaters alive, we've gotta keep this genre alive.' I appreciate people who worked to keep the theatrical experience of moviegoing viable."
"Someone cares. And if you visit us, you might too. - Teatro alla Scala's response to Chalamet's dismissal of ballet and opera as art forms nobody cares about anymore."
Timothée Chalamet sparked controversy when he told Matthew McConaughey at a Variety/CNN town hall that he wouldn't want to work in ballet or opera where artists must advocate to keep their art forms alive because "no one cares about this anymore." His comments triggered angry responses from major cultural institutions, including Teatro alla Scala in Milan and the Paris Opera House, who challenged his dismissal through social media. The backlash is particularly notable given Chalamet's personal connection to ballet—his mother and sister both studied at the School of American Ballet and performed with New York City Ballet, and he grew up backstage at the Koch Theater at Lincoln Center.
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