Mikhail Baryshnikov Quotes & Sayings
95 most famous Mikhail Baryshnikov quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He's a 76 year old American dancer born on Jan 28, 1948.
“I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.”
“I was very restless. I really wanted to be a part of a kind of a progressive society. I was fed up with these Communist doctrines and you were hassled all the time with members of the Party committee who were KGB, what you have to do, where in the West you can go or not to go.”
“The more injuries you get, the smarter you get.”
“When a body moves, it's the most revealing thing. Dance for me a minute, and I'll tell you who you are.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Dancing is my obsession. My life.”
“I really reject that kind of comparison that says, Oh, he is the best. This is the second best. There is no such thing.”
“Your body actually reminds you about your age and your injuries - the body has a stronger memory than your mind.”
“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.”
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