Quotes from A. J. Pritchard

The thing is, with doing our TV show 'Strictly,' and 'Stand Up For Cancer' and any shows I do for TV, it's always so positive.

I've had four fantastic years on 'Strictly Come Dancing,' but for us it's about moving forward and the end goal is to present a shiny-floored Saturday night TV show that we all love, for example, 'Strictly,' 'Britain's Got Talent' - those sort of shows.

If I post something on social media, like Instagram or Twitter, I never actually read the comments.

When it comes down to dance, dance is about movement to music.

It's always been a dream of mine to have my own show.

At the end of the day, I'm my own person.

I like my extreme sports.

I really appreciate life and I never take anything for granted.

I like to think I've got some nice glutes here.

I exercise to stay physically fit.

It doesn't bother me or Curtis being questioned about our sexuality and it probably happens more because we're dancers. That stereotype is disappearing, but people always made ignorant, short-sighted comments when we were growing up.

I did have to turn down things in the past, which I was upset about sometimes, but I understood I was part of 'Strictly Come Dancing.'

Stick to your heart.

From the age of 12 when I decided to dance in high school, everyone was saying, 'Oh, you're a dancer,' and there was that kind of stigma about it.

I want to be one of those old-fashioned entertainers.

I'm open to finding love.

We should all just do what makes us happy and be open.

For me, it's all about keeping an open mind; if you are always learning then you are always improving.

I want to have my own brand and there were things I couldn't do because of the 'Strictly' brand and the time involved.

I think Phillip Schofield would be great on 'Strictly.' He got up on 'This Morning' once with Holly and did a bit of a boogie and he can dance, and he is entertaining, and he is such a nice guy.

I'm the sort of person - for example coming off 'Strictly' - I make decisions, then I just deal with them and I go with them 100 per cent.

I don't see myself going back to 'Strictly' as a professional in the same capacity as I started. But I'll definitely keep dancing.

When you do 'Strictly,' you're kind of restricted. You have to dance for 90 seconds, you have to choreograph for your partner.

I won't miss Monday morning rehearsals in a freezing studio at 8 A.M. I will happily never do that again.