A biography for Valentin Chmerkovskiyhasn’t been written yet.
“Tommy Chong is one of my favorite celebrities of all time.”
“I saw Showgirls' when I was 12 years old.”
“Sometimes it's nice to have a little recognition.”
“'Dancing With the Stars' is not a show about me - it's a show about my partner, it's a show about celebrities that join the show.”
“Trying to fuse a Jewish-Russian family with a Mormon family from Utah definitely is a challenge.”
“When you're on tour and you're more or less attached to the hip with people, you're sharing a bus, you're next to one another at all times, for me it's important to find my own space even it's for an hour of the day just to reset.”
“I think the only way a blessing is realized is if you pass it forward.”
“I'm really proud to be able to share the stage, not just with my siblings, but with incredible artists, probably the best in the industry.”
“I know pictures say a thousand words, but they also don't say millions of other words that need to be said.”
“I get a little ray of sunshine every single day I go to work and that's a blessing in itself.”
“It takes some sacrifice to have a healthy relationship.”
“I think there's so many shows out there that have pushed the limit on technology and all of that stuff. I think people are much more interested in real good, feel-good stories.”
“I've wanted to be a father since I was a teenager.”
“I can't control what people think. I live my life and I try to live it, you know, the way I want to live it.”
“For me, there's life before and after facial hair, so that's how I look at everything.”
“A big reason why I fell in love with Jenna was how much she cherishes her family. And my family means the world to me. Our families are very different but the common denominator is love.”
“There's this love and pride and loyalty, but there's also a great deal of generosity and I think that's at the core of why I love being a performer.”
“I would love to be partnered with someone who really wants to dance, who really wants to do it well. Because sometimes you get people that sign up for the wrong reasons.”
“I'm a 15-time national champion, so for me I had a long, competitive dancing career before joining 'Dancing With the Stars.'”
“And I was saying that my last name will never, you know, Chmerkovskiy will never sound less foreign, but it doesn't make me less American, less proud or less grateful.”