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 BaryshnikovMy 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 BaryshnikovYour body actually reminds you about your age and your injuries - the body has a stronger memory than your mind.
Mikhail BaryshnikovWhat do dancers think of Fred Astaire? It's no secret. We hate him. He gives us a complex because he's too perfect. His perfection is an absurdity. It's too hard to face.
Mikhail Baryshnikov