Mikhail Baryshnikov Quotes
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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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He Astaire was not a sexual animal, but he made his partners look so extraordinarily related to him.
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Fundamentals are the building blocks of fun.
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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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Nobody is born a dancer.
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I cannot stand authority.
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People dance at any age.
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We're trying to stretch our muscles creatively. It gives us so much more freedom.
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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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I don't go to a gym, I don't do yoga. I don't do personal training.
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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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Creative Artists Agency put together a project of extraordinary mediocrity and colossal stupidity. Otherwise, it was great.
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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 am not the first straight dancer or the last.
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Acting is not my language at all.
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Your body actually reminds you about your age and your injuries - the body has a stronger memory than your mind.
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I read Russian literature a lot.
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Be. Good. To yourself, to other people, to everything you do. It's a norm of life by which people should try to live. Don't waste time. Be interesting and interested.
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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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You can be totally involved, you could admire just the shape of or you could be totally emotionally mushed up into the dance.