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" I was not extremely patriotic about Mother Russia. I played their game, pretending. You have to deal with, you know, party people, KGB. Horrifying. "
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mother
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" Obviously, the young dancers lack a certain air of maturity. "
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" I am a performer. I go on stage and make a fool of myself. "
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" I feel very uneasy with a lot of aspects of the Russian life and the Russian people. "
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" I kind of lost interest in the classical dance. I was very much interested in the modern choreography. "
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" I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people. "
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" 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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" I adored my mother, and I will always have extraordinary memories about her and remember her, and she opened the doors for me to appreciate arts. "
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" I've always said, 'I am a selector, I am not defector' - the first few phrases in English I learned. I said I hate 'defector'; something defective about the people. It's a bad word. "
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" My life has been immensely enriched by gay mentors, colleagues and friends, and any discrimination and persecution of gay people is unacceptable. "
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