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# Mikhail Baryshnikov

(1948)   Actor   Soviet Union

 **128** quotes in **665** categories

Mikhail Baryshnikov says no one is born a dancer; you must want it more than anything. He talks about his love for photography and other arts that feed his imagination. He also says he would rather gamble on a box‑office hit than beg for a grant.

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Mikhail Baryshnikov is an actor from the Soviet Union, best known for *Reinventing dance in the 1960s*.

## Quick Facts About Mikhail Baryshnikov

Born January 27, 1948

Nationality Soviet Union

Profession Actor

Notable works Reinventing dance in the 1960s

Spouse Lisa Rinehart

## About Mikhail Baryshnikov

Mikhail Baryshnikov is a Latvian‑American dancer, choreographer and actor. He became the most prominent male classical ballet dancer of the 1970s and 1980s, dazzling audiences worldwide with his technique and stage presence. After his performing career he turned to directing, working as a dance director and shaping productions for ballet companies and modern dance groups.

## Awards & Honors

Merited Artist of the RSFSR Emmy Award Praemium Imperiale Order of the Three Stars Kennedy Center Honors National Medal of Arts Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award Theatre World Special Award

Show 3 more awards Vilcek Prize Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Great Immigrants Award

##  Quotes by 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/)

[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae2/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_actor_i-you-know-i-m-not-an-actor-364658_364658.png)

> [Dancing is my obsession. My life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/dancing-is-my-obsession-my-life/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dance/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/522/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_dance_dancing-is-my-obsession-my-life-1243790_1243790.png)

> [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/)

[Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a83/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_life_working-is-living-to-me-48661_48661.png)

> [Acting is not my language at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/acting-is-not-my-language-at-all/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Acting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acting/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43d/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_acting_acting-is-not-my-language-at-all-665278_665278.png)

> [I fell in love with New York.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-fell-in-love-with-new-york/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Fell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ae/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_fell_i-fell-in-love-with-new-york-2589884_2589884.png)

> [I read Russian literature a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-read-russian-literature-a-lot/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/231/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_books_i-read-russian-literature-a-lot-2373730_2373730.png)

> [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/)

[Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5f/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_age_people-dance-at-any-age-418646_418646.png)

> [I have the life of seven cats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-have-the-life-of-seven-cats/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Cats](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cats/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a60/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_cats_i-have-the-life-of-seven-cats-3174478_3174478.png)

> [I don't try to dance better than anybody but myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-don-t-try-to-dance-better-than-anybody-but-myself/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Art dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art-dance/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/266/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_art-dance_i-don-t-try-to-dance-better-than-anybody_488211.png)

> [To walk across the street is a risk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/to-walk-across-the-street-is-a-risk/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Risk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/risk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e16/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_risk_to-walk-across-the-street-is-a-risk-2013_2013939.png)

> [The problem is not making up the steps but deciding which ones to keep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/the-problem-is-not-making-up-the-steps-but-deciding-which-ones-to-keep/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Ballet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ballet/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/306/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_ballet_the-problem-is-not-making-up-the-steps-b_2183231.png)

> [Dance is one of the most revealing art forms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/dance-is-one-of-the-most-revealing-art-forms/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f66/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_art_dance-is-one-of-the-most-revealing-art-f_2111364.png)

> [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/)

[Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dance/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0e/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_dance_i-am-not-the-first-straight-dancer-or-th_13001.png)

> [“The essence of all art is having pleasure giving pleasure.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/the-essence-of-all-art-is-having-pleasure-giving-pleasure/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c35/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_art_the-essence-of-all-art-is-having-pleasur_879714.png)

> [I am not trying to do material which I cannot do full out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-am-not-trying-to-do-material-which-i-cannot-do-full-out/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/am/)

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> [To achieve some depth in your field requires a lot of sacrifices.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/to-achieve-some-depth-in-your-field-requires-a-lot-of-sacrifices/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Achieve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/achieve/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e1/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_achieve_to-achieve-some-depth-in-your-field-requ_645154.png)

> [Creative Artists Agency put together a project of extraordinary mediocrity and colossal stupidity. Otherwise, it was great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/creative-artists-agency-put-together-a-project-of-extraordinary/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Agency](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/agency/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64c/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_agency_creative-artists-agency-put-together-a-p_987485.png)

> [In '74 it was really a very gloomy atmosphere, I would say, to put it mildly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/in-74-it-was-really-a-very-gloomy-atmosphere-i-would-say-to-put-it/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Atmosphere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atmosphere/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/630/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_atmosphere_in-74-it-was-really-a-very-gloomy-atmosp_532512.png)

> [It's weird when you see pieces of choreography that were done for you 15 or 20 years ago and now they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/it-s-weird-when-you-see-pieces-of-choreography-that-were-done-for-you/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Being done](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-done/)

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> [My mother had a son from previous marriage and her husband died in Second World War.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/my-mother-had-a-son-from-previous-marriage-and-her-husband-died-in/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Died](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/died/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/872/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_died_my-mother-had-a-son-from-previous-marria_839330.png)

> [People of art should never get married and have children, because it's a selfish experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/people-of-art-should-never-get-married-and-have-children-because-it-s/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_art_people-of-art-should-never-get-married-a_2115032.png)

> [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/)

[Dance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dance/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd2/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_dance_if-your-only-dance-experience-is-the-nut_374307.png)

> [I feel very uneasy with a lot of aspects of the Russian life and the Russian people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-feel-very-uneasy-with-a-lot-of-aspects-of-the-russian-life-and-the/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ee/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_life_i-feel-very-uneasy-with-a-lot-of-aspects_2633578.png)

> [I'm an impatient person in many respects. I like to put myself in uncomfortable situations. It forces me to deliver.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-m-an-impatient-person-in-many-respects-i-like-to-put-myself-in/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Deliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deliver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/182/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_deliver_i-m-an-impatient-person-in-many-respects_2489256.png)

> [What do dancers think of Fred Astaire? It's no secret. We hate him. He gives us a complex because he's too perfect.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/what-do-dancers-think-of-fred-astaire-it-s-no-secret-we-hate-him-he/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Absurdity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absurdity/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6b/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_absurdity_what-do-dancers-think-of-fred-astaire-it_1601937.png)

> [I was not extremely patriotic about Mother Russia. I played their game, pretending. You have to deal with, you know, party people,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-was-not-extremely-patriotic-about-mother-russia-i-played-their-game/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Kgb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kgb/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc9/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_kgb_i-was-not-extremely-patriotic-about-moth_3176107.png)

> [You cannot dance physically certain things. But look at tango dancers or flamenco or Japanese classical theater. You can, if you're smart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/you-cannot-dance-physically-certain-things-but-look-at-tango-dancers/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0e/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_age_you-cannot-dance-physically-certain-thin_2723203.png)

> [Soviet regime in a way deprived me from my childhood in my homeland, because my father was in military, and after the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/soviet-regime-in-a-way-deprived-me-from-my-childhood-in-my-homeland/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Academy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/academy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b25/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_academy_soviet-regime-in-a-way-deprived-me-from_1519792.jpg)

> [I've always said, 'I am a selector, I am not defector' - the first few phrases in English I learned. I said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-ve-always-said-i-am-a-selector-i-am-not-defector-the-first-few/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Bad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/875/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_bad_i-ve-always-said-i-am-a-selector-i-am-no_1575053.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/)

[Committee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/committee/)

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> [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/)

[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

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> [You open a section of 'The New York Times,' and there's a review or a story on a choreographer or a dancer,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/you-open-a-section-of-the-new-york-times-and-there-s-a-review-or-a/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Choreographer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/choreographer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fa/mikhail-baryshnikov-3526_choreographer_you-open-a-section-of-the-new-york-times_2712453.jpg)

> [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/)

[Attitude](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attitude/)

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> [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/)

[Affair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/affair/)

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> [We lived, until I was 12 or so, in communal apartment with five different families and the same kitchen, in two little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/we-lived-until-i-was-12-or-so-in-communal-apartment-with-five/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Academy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/academy/)

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> [Perfection is a theory. You cannot be a perfect human being, perfect artist. You cannot be a perfect husband, you cannot be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/perfection-is-a-theory-you-cannot-be-a-perfect-human-being-perfect/)

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[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

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> [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/)

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[Cities](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cities/)

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> [I like to make my own mistakes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-like-to-make-my-own-mistakes/)

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[Failure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/failure/)

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> [Dancers are made, not born.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/dancers-are-made-not-born/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Birth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/birth/)

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> [I have made mistakes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-baryshnikov/i-have-made-mistakes/)

[Mikhail Baryshnikov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-baryshnikov/)

[Failure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/failure/)

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## Mikhail Baryshnikov by topic

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