A. J. Pritchard Quotes

"If you're gonna do a job, do it properly."

"Why does everyone need to have a label?"

"I know certain pro dancers would like to dance with a woman because that is what tradition is, and it kind of makes sense but it is very much down to someone's personal opinion of what Ballroom and Latin dancing actually is."

"I care more about Curtis than I do about selfies and looking good."

"Focus is the secret to success. Focus and enjoying whatever it is you're doing."

"I think for a female celebrity the Samba is one of the hardest dances to feel relaxed, to feel kind of sexy and running around the room doing the technique of a very hard dance."

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

"The thing with perfection is that it's never perfect."

"When I do a job, I like to throw myself fully into it."

"I like my extreme sports."

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

"You never know how times will change in where you are in your life."

"I think that it is mad that everything always has to have a label - whether it be the clothes by designers, or whether you are in a relationship or not. Everybody always wants to have that label when it is not always necessary."

"As long as you're happy, I think that is the main thing. It's something people forget way too often these days getting so stressed thinking about what other people's opinions are or what they need to do tomorrow."

"My brother and I had a wonderful mentor when we were younger who helped fund our dancing career so we could travel the world."

"For me, exercise is a form of meditation and I find it very calming."

"I exercise every day, whether it's weight sessions in the gym, runs wearing a 20kg weighted vest, or going for long walks."

"I feel really passionate now that talking with family, friends, or a counsellor is the way to deal with negative situations and difficult times."

"I'm a very positive person, glass half full."

"I'm ready to conquer anything thrown at me."

"I think the thing is resolving problems rather than letting them fester."

"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."

"If I do the same thing each year, that feels like I am sat on a shelf, and mentally that wouldn't be wise."

"I've been smart with my money and own a property in London so I'm very happy, and I've got a nice car."

"I'm good at keeping my physical health. My brain is not allowed to have injuries, neither is my body."

"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'm super-hygienic."

"I love being around gay people, going to gay clubs."

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