When I'm alone, I work sometimes with music, sometimes without and sometimes just listening to NPR. Mikhail Baryshnikov on alone
I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people. Mikhail Baryshnikov on art
People of art should never get married and have children, because it's a selfish experience. Mikhail Baryshnikov on art
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 on birthday
No dancer can watch Fred Astaire and not know that we all should have been in another business. Mikhail Baryshnikov on business
I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people. Mikhail Baryshnikov on education
A country like Belgium, or socialist countries in central Europe spend more money on art education than the United States, which is a really puzzling thought. Mikhail Baryshnikov on education
People of art should never get married and have children, because it's a selfish experience. Mikhail Baryshnikov on experience
You cannot be happy with your family while being personally unhappy with your work. It's a Catch-22 kind of thing. Mikhail Baryshnikov on family
I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people. Mikhail Baryshnikov on government
My mother had a son from previous marriage and her husband died in Second World War. Mikhail Baryshnikov on marriage
A country like Belgium, or socialist countries in central Europe spend more money on art education than the United States, which is a really puzzling thought. Mikhail Baryshnikov on money
When I'm alone, I work sometimes with music, sometimes without and sometimes just listening to NPR. Mikhail Baryshnikov on music
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. Mikhail Baryshnikov on society
My mother had a son from previous marriage and her husband died in Second World War. Mikhail Baryshnikov on war