Timothée Chalamet made the comments during a conversation with actor Matthew McConaughey, according to multiple reports. Chalamet said he did not want to work in ballet or opera where people try to keep things alive that nobody cares about anymore, while acknowledging respect for those art forms. The actor has faced a backlash for his remarks, multiple reports indicate.
The conversation with McConaughey explored whether shortened audience attention spans were influencing studio decisions regarding theatrical film content, according to multiple reports. Chalamet is nominated for the best actor Oscar for Marty Supreme, multiple reports confirm. Whoopi Goldberg criticized Timothée Chalamet's comments, according to major media.
You come from a dance family, so when you crap on somebody else's art form, it doesn't feel good.
Goldberg said Chalamet comes from a family of dancers and that criticizing someone else's art form does not feel good, according to reports. Doja Cat responded to Chalamet's comments, according to major media. Doja Cat said opera is 400 years old and ballet is 500 years old, according to reports.
Conductor Gustavo Dudamel accused Timothée Chalamet of ignorance, according to multiple reports. Dudamel made his remarks at an event to unveil programming for his inaugural season as the New York Philharmonic's music director, multiple reports indicate. Matías Tarnopolsky, the New York Philharmonic CEO, invited Chalamet to a free concert, according to multiple reports.
You probably didn't realise, until you said, 'Oh, I'm in trouble,' but then you compounded it and said, '14 cents.' No, when people get mad, it'll be a lot more than 14 cents, so be careful. I'm just saying. Be careful, boy. He is a boy to me. No disrespect.
Dancer Misty Copeland addressed Chalamet's comments, according to multiple reports. Copeland said she helped promote Chalamet's film Marty Supreme, according to reports. Copeland said opera and ballet have been around for over 400 years, according to reports.
Whether Timothée Chalamet has issued any apology or response to the backlash remains unknown. The specific impact of the backlash on Chalamet's career or public image is also unclear, as is how the ballet and opera communities are formally responding beyond individual criticisms. The context of Chalamet's full conversation with McConaughey beyond the quoted excerpts has not been fully disclosed, and it is not known whether other notable figures in the arts have commented on Chalamet's remarks.
Really, don't apologise when you've insulted. It doesn't sound right. You can't say, 'Oh, this is dumb, no disrespect.' That's absolute disrespect.
Opera is 400 years old, ballet is 500 years old.
Somebody named Tim-oh-tay Cha-lam-et had the nerve – big guy, by the way – had the nerve to say, on camera, that nobody cares about it.
First, I have to say that it's very interesting that he invited me to be a part of promoting Marty Supreme with respect to my art form. I think that it's important that we acknowledge that, yes, this is an art form that's not 'popular' and a part of pop culture as movies are, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have enduring relevance in culture.
He wouldn't be an actor and have the opportunities he has as a movie star if it weren't for opera and ballet and their relevance in that medium.
I admire people, and I've done it myself, doing a talk show about, how we've got to keep movie theatres alive, you know, we got to keep this genre alive. Another part of me feels like, if people want to see it, like Barbie, like Oppenheimer, they're going to go see it and go out of their way to be loud and proud about it. I don't want to be working in ballet or opera or, you know, things where it's like, 'hey, keep this thing alive', even though no-one cares about this any more. All respect to the ballet and opera people out there, I just lost 14 cents in viewership, I just took shots for no reason.