Julianne Hough Quotes

Adrenaline is the reason I do what I do.

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 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.

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

Friends are the best therapy.

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.

'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.

I'm very blessed and I don't take anything for granted. I think if you alienate people and just focus on your work then it just becomes lonely and it's not fun anymore.

It's scary to take risks and it's scary to get out of your comfort zone, but it's also the most rewarding when you do.

When you dance on your own there is something so magical and so special.

I absolutely love Italian food. So pizza - like a margherita pizza, penne arbiota, a glass of wine. That's like my dream.

I also like to feel good when I'm working out. If I put schlubby clothes on, I'm like, 'Blah.' I don't really want to work out. But if I'm feeling cute and I'm looking good - that's my motivation.

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

I'm a huge fan of dance cardio because it goes by really quick.

I cannot go to sleep without reading.

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

I love chips and salsa. Guacamole.

Every day my style changes with my mood. Some days I'll feel a little more grunge and wear boyfriend jeans, but in the summer I like to feel girly and wear dresses.

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

One of my mantras is if I'm scared to do something, that means that I have to do it.

I've always wanted to sing country music.

Okay, I'll say I would go back in time and bring scientists with me and create a hairspray that would not cause global warming. But it would still give us '80s hair.

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

I always tweet about where we're at. Since I'm performing at amphitheaters, I'll try to run up and down the stairs and across the field.

But trust me, if I lived in the '80s, I would definitely be the one going to the record stores.

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.

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

Dancing and acting satisfy me in different ways.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I feel sexy when I'm taking care of myself and not depriving myself.

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

I definitely listened to country music. I don't think I listened to hair bands as much as I did Bruce Springsteen and U2 and Aerosmith.

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.

I'd feel a little bit dead inside, if I didn't have dancing. It's such a way of expression and exercise and life and love. You laugh, when you're being corny and dorky-dancing. It's everything.

I'm a huge fan of just keeping a healthy lifestyle. For your body but for your mind, also.

Dancing is so great because there are all the little details, and the little movements, and the little muscles that are working without you even realizing.

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.

Even if you're a guy and you don't believe in dancing, you should try dance cardio. It's really fun!

I do a lot of dancing. I don't like to run much because I get shin splints. I love being outside so I do a lot of hiking. It's very good for toning. I also do lots of light weights.

I love to swim. I need goggles. If I don't have goggles I run in to the walls of the pool. I have no sense of directions.

Take your time. Some of these fad diets and quick fixes, they might be quick, but you're going to crash and burn.

If I'm like, 'Oh, this is not something that I want to do,' that means I have to do it. That's always a good motivation.

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