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Mikhail Baryshnikov Quotes

Mikhail Baryshnikov quotes

American Dancer January 27, 1948

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Mikhail Baryshnikov quote: "It's what's left in life, to work with interesting people."
It's what's left in life, to work with interesting people. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Baryshnikov quote: "I feel very uneasy with a lot of aspects of the Russian life..."
I feel very uneasy with a lot of aspects of the Russian life and the Russian people. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Baryshnikov quote: "Dancing is my obsession. My life."
Dancing is my obsession. My life. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Baryshnikov quote: "I hated life in the Soviet Union. You had to pretend something..."
I hated life in the Soviet Union. You had to pretend something you didn't feel. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Baryshnikov quote: "You cannot be happy with your family while being personally..."
You cannot be happy with your family while being personally unhappy with your work. It's a Catch-22 kind of thing. Mikhail Baryshnikov
The Russian people get so insanely close to each other as friends. Their lives are interrelated so much on an everyday basis. Mikhail Baryshnikov
I have some Russian friends. But probably only 10 percent. I don't hang out usually in the big Russian communities in Brooklyn and New Jersey. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Baryshnikov quote: "I really reject that kind of comparison that says, Oh, he is..."
I really reject that kind of comparison that says, Oh, he is the best. This is the second best. There is no such thing. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Baryshnikov quote: "I think art education, especially in this country, which..."
I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Baryshnikov quote: "Every ballet, whether or not successful artistically or with..."
Every ballet, whether or not successful artistically or with the public, has given me something important. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Baryshnikov quote: "People of art should never get married and have children,..."
People of art should never get married and have children, because it's a selfish experience. Mikhail Baryshnikov
I was not extremely patriotic about Mother Russia. I played their game, pretending. You have to deal with, you know, party people, KGB. Horrifying. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Baryshnikov quote: "I kind of lost interest in the classical dance. I was very..."
I kind of lost interest in the classical dance. I was very much interested in the modern choreography. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Baryshnikov quote: "Dancing can reveal all the mystery that music conceals."
Dancing can reveal all the mystery that music conceals. Mikhail Baryshnikov
To achieve some depth in your field requires a lot of sacrifices. Want to or not, you're thinking about what you're doing in life-in my case, dancing. Mikhail Baryshnikov

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