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 Read Quote
I don’t drink milk, and I don’t eat bread, pasta or rice. But I eat a lot of meat, chicken, fish and salads. Mikhail Baryshnikov Read Quote
The body cannot lie. You cannot be somebody else onstage, no matter how good of an actor or dancer or singer you are. When you open your arms, move your finger, the audience knows who you are, you know. Mikhail Baryshnikov Read Quote
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 Read Quote
In any art form, in Hollywood or in music, there is a handful of people who really, you know, move the envelope. Mikhail Baryshnikov Read Quote
I fell in love with New York. It was like every human being, like any relationship. When I was a young New Yorker, it was one city. When I was a grown man, it was another city. I worked with many dance organizations and many wonderful people. Mikhail Baryshnikov Read Quote
I cannot draw to save my life, and I’m not a big art scholar, but I worked with many designers throughout my career – in theater, in dance, costume designers, set designers, and I have a lot of artist friends and I do photography, and I think it’s kind of in my life. Mikhail Baryshnikov Read Quote
I would like to go and dance in Palestine one day, with great pleasure, great pleasure. Mikhail Baryshnikov Read Quote
You cannot be happy with your family while being personally unhappy with your work. It’s a Catch-22 kind of thing. Mikhail Baryshnikov Read Quote
