Russian Quotes by Mikhail Baryshnikov

3 Russian quotes by Mikhail Baryshnikov

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I have some Russian friends. But probably only 10 percent. I don't hang out usually in the big Russian communities in Brooklyn…

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I read Russian literature a lot.

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I'm a product of Russian culture, but I never felt it was my country.

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I am not the first straight dancer or the last.

Working is living to me.

I was always interested in photography and other forms of art.

In the second part of life you get rid of stuff you've accumulated.

You don't measure life by receiving awards.

No one is born a dancer. You have to want it more than anything.

I want to do exactly what I want to do. I'd rather gamble on the box office than beg for a grant.

I always had a kind of strange relationship with New York City, with total love affair in the beginning then retreat during the kind…

Running a company is pretty demanding.

I like the most provocative and most surprising partnerships on stage. Intensity and surprise.

When a body moves, it's the most revealing thing. Dance for me a minute, and I'll tell you who you are.

I - you know, I'm not an actor.

If your only dance experience is the Nutcracker, it will be a shock; hopefully shocking in a good way.

People dance at any age.

I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to to dance better than myself.