Quotes from Valentin Chmerkovskiy

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.

Doing what you love and doing it with the people you love is the ultimate dream.

I don't physically have the strength to be productive at work following a three-hour sleep. I can't do that.

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.

For me, there's life before and after facial hair, so that's how I look at everything.

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.

And the beauty, me being a dance ambassador, is - what I find a lot of pride in is how inclusive dance is and that it doesn't judge based on any of the past. It kind of just wholeheartedly welcomes people in.

I rarely drink, but when I do, I prefer Tequila.

I grew up dancing, I grew up competing in dance, being on television, and I pursued dance for my own self-reflection and fulfillment, and now as I'm getting older, I see that everybody seeks a greater purpose.

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.

Not everyone gets to be a winner unless they choose to be. Winning is a mentality.

I feel like having kids is the greatest gift you can possibly have.

To accomplish something yourself is one thing, but to be able to guide someone else to that moment is even better.

I know pictures say a thousand words, but they also don't say millions of other words that need to be said.

Sometimes it's nice to have a little recognition.

My biggest heartbreak was on Dancing With the Stars,' not winning with Zendaya, honestly.

In some ways, what 'Hamilton' has done for Broadway shows - what it has done for the interpretation of history and how it fused all these worlds together into this modern, contemporary, hip-hop field, and delivered it in such an incredible way - we were inspired to do a similar thing for ballroom dancing and for dance shows in general.

Tommy Chong is one of my favorite celebrities of all time.

Am I really going to be simply remembered as 'that guy from that dance show?

I watched the buildings go down on 9/11. I saw how much that impacted our country.

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 have this inherent kind of want to help someone.

Like many people out there, I have my moments of severe doubt. Insecurity.

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.