My job, I think, is the hardest job out of all the judges because I am the only one that is a performer.

I can't wait to be back on the dance floor. I feel really good about it.

Can you imagine Simon as a kid? His imaginary friends probably never wanted to play with him.

Beyond being Jewish, I've always found myself to be very much in tune with spirituality.

My dad has been in the military for 35 years. My brother's in the Air Force. I'm familiar with what it's like being in a military family - the unusual traumas you carry around with you.

As a child, the family that I had and the love I had from my two parents allowed me to go ahead and be more aggressive, to search and to take risks knowing that, if I failed, I could always come home to a family of love and support.

I had a happy childhood, with many stimulations and support from my parents who, in postwar times, when it was difficult to buy things, made children's books and toys for us. We had much freedom and were encouraged by our parents to do interesting things.

I was not somebody who watched a lot of films. We couldn't afford to. We came from struggling family background.