Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by A. J. Pritchard
Explore popular quotes and sayings by a British dancer A. J. Pritchard.
Last updated on December 5, 2024.
I love being around gay people, going to gay clubs.
My brother and I had a wonderful mentor when we were younger who helped fund our dancing career so we could travel the world.
I want to be one of those old-fashioned entertainers.
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 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.
For me, it's all about keeping an open mind; if you are always learning then you are always improving.
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.
People see me with sparkles and fake tan but nobody knows what I am like!
Who wouldn't fall in love with me?
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 like to think I've got some nice glutes here.
I do something to win it or I don't do it at all.
At the end of the day, I'm my own person.
The good thing about Curtis is he's very confident and secure in himself, so he doesn't waste his energy on any negative comments.
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.
When it comes down to dance, dance is about movement to music.
Things always change and you can't ever say never, because you don't know what is around the corner.
We should all just do what makes us happy and be open.
Dance is about portraying and telling a story and whether that be two males, two females, a group of guys, or a group of girls, it doesn't matter as long as the story is beautiful.
Stick to your heart.
When I do a job, I like to throw myself fully into it.
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.
Perfect score... it should never happen! There is always room for improvement.
I like my extreme sports.
I'm good at keeping my physical health. My brain is not allowed to have injuries, neither is my body.
I care more about Curtis than I do about selfies and looking good.
I'm super-hygienic.
I've got a tattoo, my mum's fine with that.
I think the thing is resolving problems rather than letting them fester.
People are going to make their own minds up, and seeing how happy people are together and how much fun they're having, people are always going to think 'ooh are they in a relationship? They look so happy together.'
People ask me who I'd like to dance with. I think that Lucy Fallon - she's seems... She's a good height. I saw her at a party once and I thought, blonde, yep - perfect. Lifts, we could work it.
For me, exercise is a form of meditation and I find it very calming.
Gay, straight, young, older - everyone enjoys what I do.
I'm a very positive person, glass half full.
I exercise every day, whether it's weight sessions in the gym, runs wearing a 20kg weighted vest, or going for long walks.
Within the dancing world, where we come from, there's a lot of same-sex partners as in, young girls dancing because there's not always enough boys to dance.
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 never try to look for love but sometimes it finds me.
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 just live my life - but the support from the gay community is always fantastic. It's really great because they are always the best people to always be around.
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 get to perform in front of millions of people on Saturday nights, I get to choreograph and dance and nothing can bring me down.
I like to be very much in control.
When you do 'Strictly,' you're kind of restricted. You have to dance for 90 seconds, you have to choreograph for your partner.
I'm ready to conquer anything thrown at me.
Why does everyone need to have a label?
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.
I went to see 'The Greatest Dancer' when it was filmed in Birmingham. And they announced the show's judges' names and then Curtis' name. The crowd went wild.
My view is, for example with Ballroom and Latin, they do same sex competitions for under 12s and there are usually more girls than boys who want to dance and so there would be all-girl partnerships.
Focus is the secret to success. Focus and enjoying whatever it is you're doing.
With FutureLearn there are so many free courses and we like learning all the time.
If someone comes up to me and asks me for a photo, if they do it politely, I'm always going to say yes.
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 feel really passionate now that talking with family, friends, or a counsellor is the way to deal with negative situations and difficult times.
My dad told me, 'Whatever you do, don't dance. Do something else. Do anything else.' He knew how much hard work you have to put in, how hard it is to make a living, and he didn't want me to do it.
If you're gonna do a job, do it properly.
You never know how times will change in where you are in your life.
I don't give things up until I've conquered them and my focus went onto dancing and winning.
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.
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.
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