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
Choreographers use me as the old guy who still dances. Not that I put on white tights. Mikhail Baryshnikov choreographerdanceguy Change image and 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
I found that dance, music, and literature is how I made sense of the world... it pushed me to think of things bigger than life's daily routines... to think beyond what is immediate or convenient. Mikhail Baryshnikov bigconvenientdaily Change image and share on social
Running a company is pretty demanding. Mikhail Baryshnikov companydemandpretty Change image and share on social
To achieve some depth in your field requires a lot of sacrifices. Want to or not, you're thinking about what you're doing in life-in my case, dancing. Mikhail Baryshnikov achievecasedance Change image and 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