No matter what I try to do or explore, my Kirov training, my expertise, and my background call me to return to dancing after all, because that’s my real vocation, and I have to serve it. Mikhail Baryshnikov Read Quote
Every ballet, whether or not successful artistically or with the public, has given me something important. Mikhail Baryshnikov Read Quote
I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself. Mikhail Baryshnikov Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I think I got disappointed over the years about New York, about the States. You know, sometimes you go and visit Europe and see good old socialism in its good part! You see public concern about art, and young people’s participation and young faces in the audience. Mikhail Baryshnikov Read Quote
Your body actually reminds you about your age and your injuries – the body has a stronger memory than your mind. Mikhail Baryshnikov Read Quote
I found that dance, music, and literature is how I made sense of the world… it pushed me to think of things bigger than life’s daily routines… to think beyond what is immediate or convenient. Mikhail Baryshnikov Read Quote
I like to go to anybody else’s birthday, and if I’m invited I’m a good guest. But I never celebrate my birthdays. I really don’t care. Mikhail Baryshnikov Read Quote