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Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Baryshnikov
American Dancer
Born: Jan 27, 1948
Art Dance Life Me People You
Related authors: Alvin Ailey Dita Von Teese JoJo Siwa Katherine Dunham Martha Graham Merce Cunningham Misty Copeland Twyla Tharp
Your body actually reminds you about your age and your injuries - the body has a stronger memory than your mind. Mikhail Baryshnikov
You Age Memory Mind Stronger About Reminds Than Body Your Your Body Injuries Actually
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
Life Music Daily Me World Dance Made Sense Think Dance Music Immediate Pushed Beyond How Than Convenient Bigger Literature Found Routines Things
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 hassled all the time with members of the Party committee who were KGB, what you have to do, where in the West you can go or not to go. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Time You Party Society Progressive Members Kind Restless Fed Fed Up Part Doctrines Go Were West Up Very Committee Where Wanted Really Communist Who
A country like Belgium, or socialist countries in central Europe spend more money on art education than the United States, which is a really puzzling thought. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Education Art Money Thought Country Spend States More Puzzling Countries Like Than Which Central Really Europe Belgium United Socialist United States
I'm a product of Russian culture, but I never felt it was my country. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Culture Country Russian Never Felt Product
When a body moves, it's the most revealing thing. Dance for me a minute, and I'll tell you who you are. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Me You Dance Tell Minute Most Revealing Moves Body Who Thing
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
Me Training Matter Try Dancing Background Vocation Call Return Because Real After Expertise Explore Serve
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
Good Birthday Celebrate Care Else Birthdays Guest Never Invited Like Go dont Care Anybody Really
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
You Achieve Field Thinking Dancing Some About Case Sacrifices Doing Lot Want Depth Requires Your
In '74 it was really a very gloomy atmosphere, I would say, to put it mildly. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Say Would Atmosphere Put Gloomy Very Really
I am teaching more. That is what I do best. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Best More Am Teaching
I have made mistakes. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Made Mistakes
Your heart is very much connected to your mind. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Heart Mind Very Much Your Connected
I read Russian literature a lot. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Russian Read Lot Literature
Nobody is born a dancer. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Dancer Born Nobody
I've always said, 'I am a selector, I am not defector' - the first few phrases in English I learned. I said I hate 'defector'; something defective about the people. It's a bad word. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Hate People Word First Few Bad Phrases About Something Learned Said Always Am English Defective
I spend at least a couple hours a day in the studio, every day, whether I'm dancing or not. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Day Every Day Every Spend Dancing Studio Hours Couple Least Whether
I don't go to a gym, I don't do yoga. I don't do personal training. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Training Gym Go Yoga Personal
Nothing is ever too expensive if it furthers the repertoire and artistic standards of a dance company. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Dance Nothing Too Repertoire Artistic Expensive Standards Company Ever
Nobody else in the world has a form like the Native American musical, and Americans should be very proud. Mikhail Baryshnikov
World Else Musical Nobody Nobody Else Like Proud Very American Native Native American Form Should
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
Time Right Track Stage Kind Hopefully Know Most Track Am Lot Right
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
Best Fans Pay Boo Hers Hundreds Vocal Something Ticket Opera Singer Doing Tradition Dollars His Replacement Now
I adored my mother, and I will always have extraordinary memories about her and remember her, and she opened the doors for me to appreciate arts. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Me Memories Remember Mother Will Doors Extraordinary About Adored Opened She Always The Doors Arts Her Appreciate
In any art form, in Hollywood or in music, there is a handful of people who really, you know, move the envelope. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Music Art You People Envelope Know Art Form Handful Any Move Form Hollywood Really Who
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
Good You Lie Matter Somebody Else Dancer Finger Onstage Open Know Singer Arms Knows Audience How Move Cannot Body Your Who Actor
I am a performer. I go on stage and make a fool of myself. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Myself Fool Stage Performer Make Am Go
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