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You don't measure life by receiving awards.
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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Film Actor
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Rīga
Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov
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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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It's what's left in life, to work with interesting people.
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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 kind of lost interest in the classical dance. I was very much interested in the modern choreography.
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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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What brought me to the theater, no matter you're a Jew or a Russian or Armenian or Latvian, are suddenly illuminated by stage light and one beautiful image of dance.
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When I'm alone, I work sometimes with music, sometimes without and sometimes just listening to NPR.
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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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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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What people will do to get away from boredom!
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