Yayinjani intlanganiso neNatalie Porturman xa wawuqala umxelele ngale projekthi? "Ndandiba nomphafu weNatali ukuMbona eLeene. I-Luc Besson ngomnye wabalawuli endibakhoyo. I-Natalie i-Natalie ngumhlobo wam wakudala ngekholeji kwaye ndidibene no-Meanko Kwikomityi yekofu, encokola ngezimvo zam. Xa ndiqala ukusebenza kule projekthi, kwakunzima kakhulu, njengoko kwakungekho lula ukungena kwi-ballet. Ngokwesiqhelo, xa kufanelekile ukuba uthi: "Heee ! Ndifuna ukwenza ifilimu yehlabathi lakho, "kwaye phantse zonke iingcango zivulekile. Kodwa umhlaba we-ballet wawungakhange ube nomdla kwinkampani yethu. Ke, bendinalo lonke ulwazi oluyimfuneko kwaye ndibutha kunye. Ngeli xesha lexesha uNatalie wathi kum:
I-qunsene kassel yatsho ukuba uyindoda ethandekayo, kodwa akazange athathe nantoni na kuwe ngendima yakhe enamandla, ikratshi kunye nokufuna ukuba ngumphathi.
"Ndingathanda ukuba i-wimipilator enye njengegorha le-wensan. Ndicinga ukuba ndithe tye kwaye ndihlala ndibakhwaza abadlali abaninzi abaklasini, kunye ne-natalie portman - i-tinalie portman - i-orress ivela kwi-hollywood I-Elite, apho ndenze khona umsebenzi wam wonke. Ngokwesiqhelo wonke umntu, endithetha naye, ephendula ngolu hlobo: "Ngaba uyafuna ukuba ndenze ntoni ?! Ixesha elingakanani?! Yimalini ?! Kwaye, njengommiselo, abavumi ukusebenza nam, kuba andinakuthetha nakanye. Ndicinga ukuba umphathi-bhanyabhanya. Ndicinga ukuba umphathi angatsho: "Owu, yonke le nto ijongeka inzima, enyanisweni ayikukuphosa, iya kuba inkulu."
Emva kweNkulumbuso kuMthendeleko eVenice charles fracecki, enye yeebhendi ezikhokelayo kwiCorriere Della Sera uthe: "Le yifilimu enobungozi kakhulu, kubo bonke abantu abaphila ebomini bomdaniso weklasi." Kwaye emva koMthendeleko weLondon nge-Candea Times, inkxalabo efanayo yomlawuli weLondon Ballet sele ipapashwe.
"Ndabona la manqaku kwaye ndicela uxolo, kuba abadanisi abaninzi basandul 'basandul' ukukhululeka, besazi ukuba ngoku kukho i-ballet njengegcisa elibi, kwaye hayi njenge Indawo apho uthando lunokubakho. Ndiyaqonda ukuba kuya kuhlala kukho abantu abangavumelani nento, kodwa uninzi lwabadanisi esidibana nalo, besithi: "Ekugqibeleni, sinefilimu yokwenyani isixelela i-ballet". "