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.

Baryshnikov contrasts social generosity with personal indifference: he enjoys honoring others’ milestones and can “perform” the role of a gracious guest, yet rejects the idea that his own birthday deserves ritual attention. The remark suggests a temperament shaped by discipline and forward motion—an artist more invested in work, daily practice, and the present than in commemorative self-focus. It also lightly punctures celebrity culture’s expectation of self-celebration, implying that age and anniversaries carry little intrinsic meaning for him beyond what they offer others: an occasion for community.