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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.
Mikhail Baryshnikov
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Mikhail Baryshnikov
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: January 27
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Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov
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You cannot be happy with your family while being personally unhappy with your work. It's a Catch-22 kind of thing.
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People of art should never get married and have children, because it's a selfish experience.
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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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It's what's left in life, to work with interesting people.
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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.
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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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The more injuries you get, the smarter you get.
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Perfection is a theory. You cannot be a perfect human being, perfect artist. You cannot be a perfect husband, you cannot be a perfect father probably and probably I am not. But go through your daily routine with hope you will be a little better in all respects, and do something meaningful
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Divinity of art, it's such a mystery. How to convince people that no matter how much money you can spend on education and art education especially, that it implants, it directs a young person for the rest of their lives, and always in the most humane and positive and dignified manner.
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The Russian people get so insanely close to each other as friends. Their lives are interrelated so much on an everyday basis.
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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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Nobody else in the world has a form like the Native American musical, and Americans should be very proud.
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I am teaching more. That is what I do best.
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