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Mikhail Baryshnikov

"I want to do exactly what I want to do. I'd rather gamble on the box office than beg for a grant."

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"I want to do exactly what I want to do. I'd rather gamble on the box office than beg for a grant."

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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."
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