Has Hollywood golden boy Timothée Chalamet lost his shine?

"He's an absolute fool."

— Ian Brown , Academic

"I don't want to be working in ballet or opera or things where it's like, 'Keep this thing alive even though no-one cares about this any more.'"

— Timothée Chalamet , Celebrity

"To take cheap shots at fellow artists says more in this interview than anything else he could say."

— Isabel Leonard , Celebrity

"He was obviously a frontrunner for a very long time."

— Alex Ritman , Academic

"I don’t want to be working in ballet or opera."

— Timothée Chalamet , Celebrity

"Why are any artists taking shots at any other artist in the time [when] artificial intelligence threatens literally all art forms, except performing art like plays, ballets and operas and musicals."

— Zach McNally , Celebrity

"The tickets to the opera and ballet are mad expensive because it’s high art. Ain’t nobody dressing up to see Wonka."

— Amar Smalls , Celebrity

"I was always backstage at the New York city ballet."

— Timothée Chalamet , Celebrity

"We know your heart, and we know you know better."

— Jamie Lee Curtis , Celebrity

"I don’t want to be working in ballet or opera where it’s like, ‘Hey! Keep this thing alive, even though no one cares about this anymore.’"

— Timothée Chalamet , Celebrity

"I don’t want to be working in ballet or opera, or things where it’s like, ‘Hey, keep this thing alive.’ Even though it’s like, no one cares about this anymore."

— Timothée Chalamet , Celebrity

"Perhaps one of the greatest mistakes human beings can make is to compare themselves with others, or to compare one form of expression with another."

— Fernando Montaño , Athlete

"Only an insecure artist tears down another discipline to elevate their own."

— Anna Yliaho , Athlete

"As a member of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, a classically ballet, Black troupe, I’m offended, and disappointed in what he said."

— Sunny Hostin , Celebrity

"You come from a dance family. And so, when you crap on somebody else’s art form, it doesn’t feel good."

— Whoopi Goldberg , Celebrity

"Really, don’t apologize when you’ve insulted, because it doesn’t sound right."

— Whoopi Goldberg , Celebrity

"Honestly, I’m shocked that someone so seemingly successful can be so ineloquent and narrow minded in his views about art while considering himself as artist."

— Isabel Leonard , Celebrity

"This is a disappointing take, highlighting that artists should come together across disciplines."

— Deepa Johnny , Celebrity

"Two classical art forms that have been around for hundreds of years, both of which take a massive amount of talent and discipline this man will never possess."

— Franz Szony , Celebrity

"I don’t want to be working in ballet or opera or things where it’s like, ‘Hey! Keep this thing alive.’ Even though it’s like no one cares about this anymore."

— Timothée Chalamet , Celebrity

"I don't want to be working in ballet, or opera, or things where it's like, ‘Hey, keep this thing alive, even though like no one cares about this anymore.'"

— Timothée Chalamet , Celebrity

"All respect to all the ballet and opera people out there."

— Timothée Chalamet , Celebrity

"I don’t want to be working in ballet or opera, or things where it’s like, ‘Hey, keep this thing alive.’ Even though it’s like, no one cares about this anymore."

— Timothée Chalamet , Celebrity

"Perhaps one of the greatest mistakes human beings can make is to compare themselves with others, or to compare one form of expression with another."

— Fernando Montaño , Athlete

"Only an insecure artist tears down another discipline to elevate their own."

— Anna Yliaho , Athlete