Quotes

You don't need a lot of credentials to be prison guard in a federal prison. And, you know, you give them a set of keys and a weapon, and they're in power.

Competitions are a business, first and foremost.

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 teach children to be winners.

I have good days and bad days.

I have spent so much time and so much energy making other people's children stars.

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

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

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 rely on other people every day of my life.

I just have always felt that people don't change, circumstances change.

For the general public or psychos on Facebook, for everyone who's made one negative comment about me, I've probably gotten 250-300 positive comments.

When I tell a child something the first time, I'm nice. The 15th time, I start to get aggravated.

I have an eye for detail.

I have goals.

I'm not talent. Not considered 'talent' by Lifetime. I'd like to say I'm their savior, but that would be cocky.

So many people think of me as a character on TV, but first and foremost, my passion is teaching dance and creating employable, working dancers.

I was never focused on me, me, me all the time. I was always focused on somebody else.

I don't like people going behind my back.

I want to be an executive producer.

I want to retire and want to be able to live out my days financially secure. That's what everyone wants.

My name is not unfamiliar to anybody in the dance community. I'm talking the upper echelon of dance studios.

I'm a can-do girl.

If your mom cries a lot, you probably cry a lot. It's what you learn.

I don't want a brat on my team.