Richard Fidler
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What about his defection, that extraordinary decision he took at just 23 or so to leave the USSR and come to the West?
Nureyev had homes, various homes around the world, including one in New York.
Where was the home in New York?
And where was your room in this apartment?
So Nureyev, I'm imagining, was fabulously wealthy.
What was he like with money?
Was that because of his childhood in Russia and the Soviet Union?
I think so.
He one day spent a lot of money, $50,000 or so, on a Greek statue.
Tell me about that.
Russian, of course, was his first language and I imagine he spoke French and English.
What did that mean to talk with him?
Was he difficult to understand or what was his language like?
Oh, my goodness.
Yes, a lot.
How did you handle that?
Sort of an apology.
Did you see him compromise?
Did you witness that?
Was that within his repertoire?