--- title: "14 Kind Quotes By Mikhail Baryshnikov" description: "14 Kind quotes by Mikhail Baryshnikov. Plus more from Mikhail Baryshnikov and more Kind sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fa/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_family_you-cannot-be-happy-with-your-family-whi_1515565.png" --- > [You cannot be happy with your family while being personally unhappy with your work. It's a Catch-22 kind of thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/you-cannot-be-happy-with-your-family-while-being-personally-unhappy/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fa/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_family_you-cannot-be-happy-with-your-family-whi_1515565.png) > [I know when I am on stage and I'm kind of on the right track - hopefully most of the time. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-know-when-i-am-on-stage-and-i-m-kind-of-on-the-right-track/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97b/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_am_i-know-when-i-am-on-stage-and-i-m-kind-o_2914219.png) > [Film, theater and television always kind of scared me. I don't ever seriously think of myself as an actor at all, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/film-theater-and-television-always-kind-of-scared-me-i-don-t-ever/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/440/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_actor_film-theater-and-television-always-kind_2614352.png) > [He is a male butterfly without the wings - the same kind of grace of a very young horse, so angular.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/he-is-a-male-butterfly-without-the-wings-the-same-kind-of-grace-of-a/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7f/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_butterfly_he-is-a-male-butterfly-without-the-wings_495480.jpg) > [I kind of lost interest in the classical dance. I was very much interested in the modern choreography.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-kind-of-lost-interest-in-the-classical-dance-i-was-very-much/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb0/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_choreography_i-kind-of-lost-interest-in-the-classical_2834787.png) > [I want to see people dance, and I would like to guess what kind of people they are. I don't want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-want-to-see-people-dance-and-i-would-like-to-guess-what-kind-of/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/215/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_dance_i-want-to-see-people-dance-and-i-would-l_1395615.png) > [A theater is such a revealing form of art, such a transparent and good actors, they're such powerful individuals. I always kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/a-theater-is-such-a-revealing-form-of-art-such-a-transparent-and-good/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/501/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_actor_a-theater-is-such-a-revealing-form-of-ar_1205033.png) > [I really reject that kind of comparison that says, Oh, he is the best. This is the second best. There is no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-really-reject-that-kind-of-comparison-that-says-oh-he-is-the-best/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae8/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_comparison_i-really-reject-that-kind-of-comparison_2531173.png) > [My father was a Party member and he was a pretty high rank military officer under the colonel, junior colonel, I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/my-father-was-a-party-member-and-he-was-a-pretty-high-rank-military/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a1/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_anti-semitism_my-father-was-a-party-member-and-he-was_2050255.png) > [I fell in love with New York. It was like every human being, like any relationship. When I was a young New…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-fell-in-love-with-new-york-it-was-like-every-human-being-like-any/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb2/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_cities_i-fell-in-love-with-new-york-it-was-like_2035359.png) > [I was very restless. I really wanted to be a part of a kind of a progressive society. I was fed up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-was-very-restless-i-really-wanted-to-be-a-part-of-a-kind-of-a/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3f/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_committee_i-was-very-restless-i-really-wanted-to-b_1017118.png) > [I cannot draw to save my life, and I'm not a big art scholar, but I worked with many designers throughout my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-cannot-draw-to-save-my-life-and-i-m-not-a-big-art-scholar-but-i/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46b/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_art_i-cannot-draw-to-save-my-life-and-i-m-no_2105644.jpg) > [I always had a kind of strange relationship with New York City, with total love affair in the beginning then retreat during…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-always-had-a-kind-of-strange-relationship-with-new-york-city-with/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fd/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_affair_i-always-had-a-kind-of-strange-relations_325478.png) > [When a dancer comes onstage, he is not just a blank slate that the choreographer has written on. Behind him he has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/when-a-dancer-comes-onstage-he-is-not-just-a-blank-slate-that-the/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/126/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_attitude_when-a-dancer-comes-onstage-he-is-not-ju_1564369.png) ## Other authors on Kind ## More by Mikhail Baryshnikov > [I am not the first straight dancer or the last.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-am-not-the-first-straight-dancer-or-the-last/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) > [Working is living to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/working-is-living-to-me/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) > [I was always interested in photography and other forms of art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-was-always-interested-in-photography-and-other-forms-of-art/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) > [In the second part of life you get rid of stuff you've accumulated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/in-the-second-part-of-life-you-get-rid-of-stuff-you-ve-accumulated/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) > [You don't measure life by receiving awards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/you-don-t-measure-life-by-receiving-awards/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) > [No one is born a dancer. You have to want it more than anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/no-one-is-born-a-dancer-you-have-to-want-it-more-than-anything/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) > [I want to do exactly what I want to do. I'd rather gamble on the box office than beg for a grant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-want-to-do-exactly-what-i-want-to-do-i-d-rather-gamble-on-the-box/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) > [I always had a kind of strange relationship with New York City, with total love affair in the beginning then retreat during the kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-always-had-a-kind-of-strange-relationship-with-new-york-city-with/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) > [Running a company is pretty demanding.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/running-a-company-is-pretty-demanding/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) > [I like the most provocative and most surprising partnerships on stage. Intensity and surprise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-like-the-most-provocative-and-most-surprising-partnerships-on-stage/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) > [When a body moves, it's the most revealing thing. Dance for me a minute, and I'll tell you who you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/when-a-body-moves-it-s-the-most-revealing-thing-dance-for-me-a-minute/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) > [I - you know, I'm not an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-you-know-i-m-not-an-actor/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) > [If your only dance experience is the Nutcracker, it will be a shock; hopefully shocking in a good way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/if-your-only-dance-experience-is-the-nutcracker-it-will-be-a-shock/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) > [People dance at any age.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/people-dance-at-any-age/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) > [I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to to dance better than myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-do-not-try-to-dance-better-than-anyone-else-i-only-try-to-to-dance/) [Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kind/mikhail-baryshnikov/#itemlist", "name": "14 Kind Quotes By Mikhail Baryshnikov", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You cannot be happy with your family while being personally unhappy with your work. 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