I never liked dance photography; it's very flat, and dance photography in the studio looks very contrived. — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
I'm a product of Russian culture, but I never felt it was my country. — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
Although I don't gamble in life - I've never played poker - I do gamble on stage. I gamble with myself: 'Can… — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
Dances have a second and third life. You feel they are never ready. They always have a chance for another life. — 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