Everything I do, it's a bit painterly. I like being surrounded by objects, mostly on paper. I like the images. I like… — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
Choreographers use me as the old guy who still dances. Not that I put on white tights. — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
I'm an impatient person in many respects. I like to put myself in uncomfortable situations. It forces me to deliver. — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
Film, theater and television always kind of scared me. I don't ever seriously think of myself as an actor at all, and… — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
No matter what I try to do or explore, my Kirov training, my expertise, and my background call me to return to… — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
I was always interested in photography and other forms of art. — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
In the second part of life you get rid of stuff you've accumulated. — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
No one is born a dancer. You have to want it more than anything. — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
I want to do exactly what I want to do. I'd rather gamble on the box office than beg for a grant. — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
I always had a kind of strange relationship with New York City, with total love affair in the beginning then retreat during the kind… — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
I like the most provocative and most surprising partnerships on stage. Intensity and surprise. — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
When a body moves, it's the most revealing thing. Dance for me a minute, and I'll tell you who you are. — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
