I know when I am on stage and I’m kind of on the right track – hopefully most of the time. But a lot of time I’m not. Mikhail Baryshnikov Read Quote
Although I don’t gamble in life – I’ve never played poker – I do gamble on stage. I gamble with myself: ‘Can I do this?’ Mikhail Baryshnikov Read Quote
Now there is in a way a renaissance of modern dance – suddenly, it is more respected and discovered. Mikhail Baryshnikov Read Quote
In opera tradition, when opera die-hard fans, there is a replacement of singer or singer wasn’t at his or hers vocal best, doing something, they boo. Especially now that they pay hundreds of dollars for the ticket. Mikhail Baryshnikov Read Quote
When I see people on the street, I look at how they walk. It’s like a signature, a fingerprint. Mikhail Baryshnikov Read Quote
You see, dancers are quite mature people because they start performing so early. They become professionals when they start to take everyday classes. Mikhail Baryshnikov Read Quote
Film, theater and television always kind of scared me. I don’t ever seriously think of myself as an actor at all, and I don’t plan any film career or television career. Mikhail Baryshnikov Read Quote
I remember vividly seeing ‘Tarzan’ and Fred Astaire, the Chaplin films, Fred Astaire musicals, MGM, because of my mother. She was just interested in everything and she took me to opera and ballet, and then ballet got me hooked. Mikhail Baryshnikov Read Quote