I don't care about your technique!

[sawyl]

Today's quotes of the day come Michael Arditti and Mark Ravenhill discussing Natalie Portman's character in Black Swan on tonight's Saturday Review on R4:

Arditti: The choreographer gives her the most extra-ordinary directions. "Go home and touch yourself..."
Ravenhill:That was one of the best! "If you want to get better at classical work, go home and masturbate!" I thought that was a great note!
Arditti: You can't hear Frederick Ashton saying that to Margot Fonteyn. Or saying to her, "I don't care about your technique..."

After much laughter and a few further points, Tom Sutcliffe finally brings the discussion to an end by saying, "Perfect for the ballet obsessed teenager in your life. You might not want to be sitting next to them while they watch it, though..."

Priceless.