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It's what's left in life, to work with interesting people.
Mikhail Baryshnikov
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Mikhail Baryshnikov
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: January 27
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Ballet Dancer
Ballet Master
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Rīga
Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov
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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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I don't go to a gym, I don't do yoga. I don't do personal training.
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People of art should never get married and have children, because it's a selfish experience.
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When I see people on the street, I look at how they walk. It's like a signature, a fingerprint.
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