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The more injuries you get, the smarter you get.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

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Mikhail Baryshnikov
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: January 27
Actor
Ballet Dancer
Ballet Master
Choreographer
Dancer
Film Actor
Performing Artist
Television Actor
Rīga
Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov
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Injury
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Nobody is born a dancer.
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The problem is not making up the steps but deciding which ones to keep.
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Running a company is pretty demanding.
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A theater is such a revealing form of art, such a transparent and good actors, they're such powerful individuals. I always kind of dreamt that one day I will open my mouth on stage.
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My mother had a son from previous marriage and her husband died in Second World War.
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It doesn't matter how high you lift your leg. The technique is about transparency, simplicity, making an earnest attempt.
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I never liked dance photography it's very flat, and dance photography in the studio looks very contrived.
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To walk across the street is a risk.
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I get speeding ticket like everybody else. If the restaurant is full I'm waiting in line like everybody else.
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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.
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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.
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Now there is in a way a renaissance of modern dance - suddenly, it is more respected and discovered.
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I would like to go and dance in Palestine one day, with great pleasure, great pleasure.
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I kind of lost interest in the classical dance. I was very much interested in the modern choreography.
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What do dancers think of Fred Astaire? It's no secret. We hate him. He gives us a complex because he's too perfect. His perfection is an absurdity. It's too hard to face.
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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.
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I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people.
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I cannot stand authority.
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Dances have a second and third life. You feel they are never ready. They always have a chance for another life.
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I was not extremely patriotic about Mother Russia. I played their game, pretending. You have to deal with, you know, party people, KGB. Horrifying.
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