Quotes from Abby Lee Miller

I've always put everybody else's child first before my own health, before my own outfit, before my own time frame.

I'm not this horrible, evil person.

I declared bankruptcy, and that was the worst thing I ever should have done.

I rely on other people every day of my life.

I don't want flowers or candy or anything like that. I just want somebody to say, 'Wow, you've done a great job.'

I have spent the greater part of my life in a hotel room with seven or eight kids, looking after everyone, sorting out fights, wiping noses, handing out towels, not having a clean towel left for me.

I was always interested in choreography - in making people think and feel something.

I'm a good teacher and am great at observation and picking out what's wrong and fixing it.

I have a little bit of PTSD when I hear a big bang or a loud noise or keys - I jump out of my skin.

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

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

Do your job. Do it the best you can. Do it right, because somebody, sometimes your best friend, is waiting for you to screw up so she can take your place.

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

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

I hate what I look like on TV, and I want to look better, and nothing makes the mothers more jealous.

My success rate speaks for itself.

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

I didn't have any children of my own.

You always have to remember that if you say something negative, it's going to come back to haunt you.

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

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

I create stars.

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

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