Mikhail Baryshnikov Quotes

My first vocation was dance.

I just want to continue to pursue dancing. I want to focus on making it out there and showing everybody my heart and soul through dance... and do it until I can't walk anymore.

Gymnastics was my calling. I think it chose me in a lot of ways.

I'll be honest: I've never wanted to do anything other than perform.

I love what I do, and I never thought about doing anything else. I think my voice was bestowed upon me; it was a gift I was given. I just had to learn to understand how to use it.

I did not choose to be a dancer. I was chosen.

Do it [stand-up comedy] because it feels like the right thing to do. Do it because you don't want to do anything else. There is something in you that does not want you to do anything else other than comedy.

Acting kind of chose me.

Diana Vishneva is not only a magnificent dancer but a magnificent actress - no one works harder or understands more.

I like to say that I didn't choose acting - acting chose me.

I've never worried about being rich or famous - for me, it's all about the dancing.

Acting for me is not a bad habit like smoking that I must make an effort to quit. I love acting; I love directing.

My life is to sing.

Acting is what I chose to do. It's what I feel I need to do.

Acting is my life. It's what I live and breathe.

I still don't know if I'm good enough or if it's a calling or a vocation or something, but the talent part is out. My desire to do it is undoubted. I just love doing this.

Songwritng is what I do.

Music always came first. I never set out to be an actor.

I danced for 15 years of my life. Which was my love and my passion.

Comedy chose me.

I knew from the time I was 6 or 7 that music was something I had to do.

There is nothing I feel that connected or passionate about that would take me away from acting.

Oh, yes - being interested in acting never changes. Acting is in your blood, and of course I'll always be interested in it.

Acting is something I'm extremely passionate about.

Acting is the only thing I ever really wanted to do, and I'm really ill-prepared to do anything else.