Abby Lee Miller

Cry if you have a compound fracture, by all means. Or if your grandpa died. But otherwise, save it for your pillow.

I've been invited to do 'Dancing With the Stars' three times, but Lifetime said no.

I have no problem yelling at anybody's kid - free of charge!

I think any activity you have your kids in, you're all trying to live vicariously through them. And you're jealous of the kid that's naturally more talented or has the facility, the body, the genes, or the God-given talent. People get jealous of that.

I've taken so many kids out of Pittsburgh and onto the great white way in New York City right into a Broadway show.

Britney Spears was an incredible dancer. That kid was amazing.

If you want someone to say, 'She's so sweet, and she's so cute, and, honey, point your foot,' that's not my school. You can go to the YMCA and have a nobody teach your kid if that's what you want to hear.

I made lots of mistakes - the number one mistake being trusting other people with my money.

I make decisions all day, so it's nice for a woman like me to go to dinner and have the man take the menu and say, 'Let me order.' Other women would be offended by that, but I'm like, 'Good. Because I can't make one more decision today.' I want someone to rub my feet without being asked.

How does a nice Catholic girl end up going to prison for a year? It's crazy. I've made mistakes. I have to pay for those mistakes.

I was told that someone on Facebook said something 'horrible' about me. Who cares? At least they're watching the show.

Dancers are always striving for perfection. A great dancer never achieves it: you always want to do another turn, a higher jump,a more difficult acrobatic jump.