Quotes from Julianne Hough

It's the oddest match: Mary J. Blige and Julianne Hough! But we became so close.

I'd get invited to parties, and instead it would be these abandoned houses.

I think at the end of the day you have to find a balance with what's really important.

I think it's important to be happy before you can make anybody else happy.

I'm real, and that what you see is what you get with me. I want people to know that I'm just Julianne. I'm not somebody that needs to be put up on a pedestal.

I try to bring my mascara everywhere because I'm a blonde and you know blondes have really light eyelashes, you always wanna put more and more on 'til they look like spiders, that's just what I do.

I've always had God, but now I want to go back to church for the sense of community and that feeling of positive thinking, a place where I can think about being a better person.

My first dance ever on 'Dancing With the Stars' was to 'Let's Hear it for the Boy.'

There was a time when my mum would sew costumes for the dance studio so we could keep doing our classes because we couldn't afford them.

I'm so lucky that I have a great relationship.

I've always wanted to sing country music.

I think every girl needs to love herself, regardless of anything. Like if you're having a bad day, if you don't like your hair, if you don't have the best family situation, whatever, you have to love yourself and you can't do anything until you love yourself first.

You have to remember where you came from, and I definitely have enough brothers and sisters to kick me in the butt whenever I get out of line!

Dancing and acting satisfy me in different ways.

'Grease' is one of the movies that made me want to be an entertainer, and I have literally been waiting my whole life to play Sandy.

Sometimes if I have a big enough purse I'll bring my perfume or something. Right now I really like Beaute, it's by Johan B. and it's really nice, so I like that.

I may not be as active in it as some people are, but I think that the church has taught me great life lessons.

I've always wanted to be like the Hollywood Golden Age actors.

Acting is like free therapy! Trying to make people laugh or cry can be inspiring.

From when I was born, my dad would dance with me in his arms, and I would watch my siblings dancing around in the living room. I just grew up with that. That was just my life.

I've been acting my whole life, which people don't realize. I just haven't had the opportunities that I've had with my dancing.

Sometimes you have to think about what you're going to say, in real life, so when you see that thought process going on in a movie, it feels real and looks real.

I'm very blessed and I don't take anything for granted.

I knew if I stayed in London my whole life would be dancing. I'd won almost every major title you can. I thought 'This really isn't my passion. I really want to sing,' and I knew I wouldn't be able to if I stayed there.