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95 quotes by Mikhail Baryshnikov

Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov (Russian: Михаи л Никола евич Бары шников; born 27 January 1948), nicknamed "Misha" (Russian diminutive of the name "Mikhail"), is a Russian-American dancer, choreographer, and actor born in the Soviet Union, often cited alongside Vaslav Nijinsky and Rudolf Nureyev as one of the greatest ballet dancers in history. After a promising start in the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad, he defected to Canada in 1974 for more...
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Dancers are made, not born.

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The more injuries you get, the smarter you get.

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When a body moves, it's the most revealing thing. Dance for me a minute, and I'll tell you who you are.

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I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.

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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.

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Dancers are stripped enough onstage. You don't have to know more about them than they've given you already.

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The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.

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I really reject that kind of comparison that says, Oh, he is the best. This is the second best. There is no such thing.

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No dancer can watch Fred Astaire and not know that we all should have been in another business.

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Your body actually reminds you about your age and your injuries - the body has a stronger memory than your mind.

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Every ballet, whether or not successful artistically or with the public, has given me something important.

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I was very restless. I really wanted to be a part of a kind of a progressive society. I was fed up with these Communist doctrines and you were... →

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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... →

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