My mother had a son from previous marriage and her husband died in Second World War. Mikhail Baryshnikov diehusbandmarriage Change image and share on social
You cannot be happy with your family while being personally unhappy with your work. It's a Catch-22 kind of thing. Mikhail Baryshnikov catchfamilyhappy Change image and share on social
Soviet regime in a way deprived me from my childhood in my homeland, because my father was in military, and after the Yalta agreement he was sent to teach in military academy in Riga, and I was born then. Mikhail Baryshnikov academyagreementbear share on social
I have been very lucky to work in so many new ballets, but that is what a dancer's work is. Mikhail Baryshnikov balletdancerlucky Change image and share on social
Running a company is pretty demanding. Mikhail Baryshnikov companydemandpretty Change image and share on social
I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself. Mikhail Baryshnikov dance Change image and share on social
Every ballet, whether or not successful artistically or with the public, has given me something important. Mikhail Baryshnikov artisticallyballetimportant Change image and share on social
Dances have a second and third life. You feel they are never ready. They always have a chance for another life. Mikhail Baryshnikov chancedancefeel Change image and share on social
We lived, until I was 12 or so, in communal apartment with five different families and the same kitchen, in two little - my brother and me and my parents. It was hell, but it was a common thing. My father was not general or admiral, but he was colonel. He was teaching in military academy military topography. Mikhail Baryshnikov academyadmiralapartment share on social
In the second part of life you get rid of stuff you've accumulated. Mikhail Baryshnikov accumulatehavelife Change image and share on social