I really reject that kind of comparison that says, Oh, he is the best. This is the second best. There is no such thing. Mikhail Baryshnikov comparisonkindreject Change image and share on social
I don't see in myself any perfection. Mikhail Baryshnikov perfection Change image and share on social
To walk across the street is a risk. Mikhail Baryshnikov riskstreetwalk Change image and share on social
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. Mikhail Baryshnikov birthdaycarecelebrate Change image and share on social
I fell in love with New York. It was like every human being, like any relationship. When I was a young New Yorker, it was one city. When I was a grown man, it was another city. I worked with many dance organizations and many wonderful people. Mikhail Baryshnikov citydancefall share on social
My father was a Party member and he was a pretty high rank military officer under the colonel, junior colonel, I don't know the term. He was a total Stalinist. A bit with a streak of anti-Semitism and very shrewd man, a very kind of nervous man. Mikhail Baryshnikov antibitecolonel share on social
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. Mikhail Baryshnikov artaudienceconcern share on social