Center Stage (2000)

Peter Gallagher: Jonathan

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Quotes 

• Jonathan Reeves : [waves to sit down] 

  Jody Sawyer : Wait. All my life I've wanted to be one of ABA's perfect ballerinas. I wanted to be you, Juliette. But I'm not you, and I'm not perfect,I'm just me, bad feet and all, and I'm starting to think that I like that just as much.

  Jonathan Reeves : [begins to speak] 

  Jody Sawyer : No, because if you're not going to offer me a place in the company I don't want to hear it. And if you are, I might not have the strength to say no, and then I would be spending my best dancing years in the back of a corps waving a rose back and forth, and I'm better than that. So thank you, Jonathan, for turning me into the best dancer I can be, I appreciate it more than I can say, really. Because the best dancer I can be is a principal in Cooper Neilson's new company.

  Jody Sawyer : [walks off] 

• Cooper : If you're still holding onto all that personal shit.

  Jonathan Reeves : I don't have to hold onto anything. I got the girl.

• Jody Sawyer : Margot Fonteyn didn't have great feet.

  Jonathan Reeves : Well when Margot Fonteyn was on stage, you couldn't tear your eyes away from her. Pft. It can't be taught.

• Jonathan Reeves : [to the casual bubblegum-chewing late-comer]  And you are?

  Eva : Eva Rodriguez.

  Jonathan Reeves : So glad you could fit us into your busy schedule, Eva.

  Eva : [with a big smile]  Oh, no sweat.