Bekunjani umhlangano noNatalie Portman lapho uqala emtshela ngalo msebenzi? "Bengingumuntu othanda uNatalie selokhu ngambona eLeone. ULuc Besson ungomunye wabaqondisi engibathandayo. Imenenja uNatalie ngumngane wami wakudala ngekolishi futhi ngahlangana neNew -ORTKO inkomishi yekhofi, exoxwe ngemibono yami. Lapho ngiqala ukusebenza kulo msebenzi, bekunzima kakhulu, njengoba bekungelula ukungenela umhlaba we-ballet. Imvamisa, kufanelekile ukuthi: "HEY ! Ngifuna ukwenza ifilimu mayelana nezwe lakho, "futhi cishe yonke iminyango evulekile. Kepha izwe le-ballet alinandaba ngokuphelele nenkampani yethu. Ngakho-ke, nganesikhathi esiningi sokuthola lonke ulwazi oludingekayo futhi ngaluhlambulula. Ngalesi sikhathi uNatalie wathi kimi: "Ngimdala kakhulu ngendima yabadansi, unhlangothi!" Ekugcineni, sengeze iskripthi, futhi saqala ukusebenza. "
UVensene Kassel uthe uyindoda ethandekayo, kepha akazange athathe noma yini kuwe ukuze abe ngumqondisi wakhe onamandla, okhukhumezayo futhi odinga umqondisi.
"Ngingathanda ukuba ngumqambi ofanayo neqhawe laseWalen. Ngicabanga ukuthi ngiqonde kakhulu futhi ngivame ukwesabisa laba bantu abaningi. Empeleni, ngehla abalingisi abaningi base-A-Class, kanye ne-Natalie Portmst - umlingisi kuphela ovela eHollywood I-Elite, ebengisebenzele ngayo yonke imisebenzi yami. Imvamisa wonke umuntu engikhuluma naye, waphendula kanjena: "Ngabe ufuna ngenzeni ?! Isikhathi eside kangakanani?! Ngamanani ?! "Futhi, njengomthetho, benqaba ukusebenzelana nami, ngoba angikwazi ukusho lutho oluqondakalayo. Ngakho-ke ngilahlekelwe yiminye inkanyezi ye-movie. "Hawu, konke lokhu kubukeka kunzima, empeleni akuyona, ukukuphonsa, kuzoba kuhle kakhulu."
Ngemuva kwenduna eMkhosini waseVenice Charles Fracecchi, elinye lama-ballerinas aholayo emhlabeni eCoriere Della Sera athi: "Le yifilimu eyingozi kakhulu yomdanso, kubo bonke abantu abazinikele ekufundeni umdanso wakudala." Futhi ngemuva komkhosi waseLondon ezikhathini zangeSonto, ukukhathazeka okufanayo komqondisi weLondon Ballet kwakushicilelwe.
"Ngabona lezi zihloko futhi ngazisola kakhulu, ngoba abadansi abaningi be-ballet bacabanga ngendlela ehlukile ngokukhululeka, bazi ukuthi manje kukhona itheyiphu ye-ballet, hhayi njenge Indawo lapho ukukhathazeka kothando kungaba khona. Ngiyaqonda ukuthi kuzohlala kuvela abantu abangavumelani nokuthile, kodwa iningi labadansi esihlangane nabo, sitshele ifilimu yangempela nge-ballet "."