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Hell hath no fury like classic arts being targeted. During his chat with Matthew McConaughey at the University of Texas, Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet had some fighting words for his fellow dancers<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m really right in the middle, Matthew. I admire people, and I\u2019ve done it myself, who go on a talk show and say, \u2018Hey, we\u2019ve got to keep movie theaters alive, we\u2019ve gotta keep this genre alive,\u2019 and another part of me feels like if people want to see it, like\u00a0Barbie, like\u00a0Oppenheimer, they\u2019re going to go see it and go out of their way to be loud and proud about it,\u201d he shared. \u201cI don\u2019t want to be working in ballet, or opera, or things where it\u2019s like, \u2018Hey, keep this thing alive, even though like no one cares about this anymore.\u2019 All respect to all the ballet and opera people out there.\u201d He then joked about the comment he just made, adding, \u201cI just lost 14 cents in viewership. I just took shots for no reason.\u201d Chalamet then mimics opera singing before McConaughey reels him back in.<\/p>\n @varietymagazine<\/a> <\/p>\n #Timoth\u00e9eChalamet<\/a> tells Matthew McConaughey he wants to \u201ckeep movie theaters alive\u201d: \u201cI don\u2019t want to be working in ballet or opera or things where it\u2019s like, \u2018Hey! Keep this thing alive, even though no one cares about this anymore.\u201d Chalamet then quips, \u201cAll respect to the ballet and opera people out there. I just lost 14 cents in viewership.\u201d Click the link in bio to watch the full video.<\/p>\n \u266c original sound – Variety<\/a> <\/p>\n Amar Smalls, a professional ballet dancer and co-owner of Smallsdance studio, explained in an Instagram video<\/a> reacting to the clip<\/a> that people still care about ballet and opera, it\u2019s just that it\u2019s become inaccessible due to the expensive ticket prices and a culture that emphasizes its place in high art. \u201cIt\u2019s the equivalent of taking your girl on a date to Nobu or McDonald\u2019s,\u201d he stated, in his comparison to movie-ticket prices. \u201cI think that in the next couple of years the perception of people not caring about ballet or opera will change.\u201d<\/p>\n Three-time Grammy-winning opera singer Isabel Leonard expressed her disappointment in Chalamet for his words. \u201cHonestly, I\u2019m shocked that someone so seemingly successful can be so ineloquent and narrow-minded in his views about art while considering himself an artist, as I would only imagine one would as an actor,\u201d she commented. \u201cTo take cheap shots at fellow artists says more in this interview than anything else he could say. Shows a lot about his character. You don\u2019t have to like all art but only a weak person\/artist feels the need to diminish in fact the VERY arts that would inspire those who are interested in slowing down, to do exactly that.\u201d Kam Saunders, ballet choreographer and Taylor Swift\u2019s Eras Tour dancer, wrapped up his thoughts in the shortest way possible, writing, \u201cYikes.\u201d<\/p>\n Related<\/p>\n