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“I am passionate about dance, I grew up in dance, I was a young kid competing in dance, so I have a great perspective on it.”
“I've never felt like this country owed me anything. If anything, I am forever in debt to this country.”
“Kissing is like hugging with your lips.”
“The best part about live shows is you have a script, and you throw it out after the first five minutes.”
“My dad had two college degrees but came here and was boxing pizzas. He was willing to pay his dues for the opportunity to live here and breathe this air.”
“Honestly there's nothing soothing, nothing consoling like being part of a collective, dancing to music.”
“You'll see me at my best is when I'm hopefully serving as a father to someone.”
“You can't pay me to stand on a treadmill for more than five minutes, but I love being physically active.”
“I'm more eager to be a father than a husband, for sure.”
“Like many people out there, I have my moments of severe doubt. Insecurity.”
“It's just great to be able to teach someone to dance and preach to them how to be better people and enjoy their life to the fullest.”
“It's not about the gold medals or the trophies or the money. It's about the people that you cherish and can share incredible moments with.”
“I feel like having kids is the greatest gift you can possibly have.”
“The type of person I am, I mean, I'm fairly jealous.”
“I wanted to provide not only for my family but my country.”
“My father is my hero, my mother is a saint, and I want to fill those shoes and I want to be a father for somebody else.”
“I have nothing but the most incredible things to say about Christie Brinkley because of the person that I've met in the last month and a half, not really having an extensive knowledge of what her career looked like.”
“From the fans to the hands that move the props to the producers who help me with concepts and wardrobe that helps me with I pour my heart into every single detail, so to see that reciprocated, that support meant the world to me.”
“I love and appreciate and respect my father. He has paved an incredible way for me, and I want to do the same for others.”
“I am the cool uncle!”