Derek Hough

For me, I like to push myself... I hate feeling complacent or that I'm not learning.

Whether I'm doing a routine where I want to move people, or if I want to feel moved myself, I definitely tap into those moments where it's not just dancing or movement. It might just be a hand gesture or just a slow look, or even just the way you slightly tip your head forward. These subtleties speak volumes.

I went to a theater arts school, so I'm interested in many different projects, whether it be film, television or even live theater. I'm a performer. That's what I do. That's what I want to do.

I never dreamed of dancing on television or anything like that. It's more of things that come along that excite me and inspire me.

When you're a choreographer and you put so much into a routine that's emotionally driven, those are like my ideas and my little babies that I have here and then I put them out there and they're there to be judged and looked at. When it's all over, it's just such a relief.

I think models in general have a certain insecurity about themselves because they're known for being beautiful, so they have to prove to everybody they have personality and they are intelligent.

I always want to be the best at what I do. That doesn't mean compared to other people, but just in what you do.

I'm just the biggest klutz. That's the problem. I don't get hurt doing cool things.

I'd love to do more theatre and acting. I attended a performing arts high school in London, and it would be great to be able to put all of that training to use again.

I'm all for big production - I love putting on shows.

I'd like to do Broadway if the right project came along, but my mission in life is that I want to help change people's lives.

Can someone's true value really be estimated? Maybe there needs to be an Edmunds.com for people on TV. That would be funny and possibly cruel.