Quotes By Julianne Hough

If I had been living through the '80s, I probably would've gotten into a lot more trouble than my parents.

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 had a hard time with bullying. I ate lunch in the bathroom.

I've experienced a lot for someone my age that a lot of people will be able to relate to.

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.

It's very cool to be able to say that my first real film was 'Footloose' and my second film I got to star alongside Tom Cruise and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

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

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

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

Dancing and acting satisfy me in different ways.

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

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.

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.

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

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

A lot of people don't know this, but when 'Dancing with the Stars' first asked me to be on the show, I said no, because I wanted to act and to be taken seriously.

I'm just taking it one day at a time. Actually, that's a total lie. I always think about what's in front of me.

Well, what I love about '80s rock music is the amazing, fantastic melodies.

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

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!

Well, I was in the generation of CDs, so when I moved to L.A., I think I probably brought my Shania Twain 'Come on Over' CD and that's about it.

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

There is something so rewarding about dancing. It's almost spiritual - you let loose, you feel free, you get endorphins from the exercise.

I've grown up with country music. I love how real everybody is, not just the artists, but the fans.

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.

I've always wanted to sing country music.

I totally think there was a country hair phase. If you look at all the mullets, and Dolly Parton, and Reba's hair, Tim McGraw's hair, Blake Shelton's hair, they definitely had their moments.

I cannot go to sleep without reading.

I think if you alienate people and just focus on your work then it just becomes lonely and it's not fun anymore.

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.