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You're terrified that nothing will ever give you the fulfillment that dancing has given you.

If I were trying to avoid embarrassment, I wouldn't have stumbled my way through 'Dancing with the Stars.'

The idea of dancing is the only thing that scares me.

I am always scared before going on stage; this is the fear which makes me do well.

I get extremely nervous before performances. I pray and try to look at it as, 'I'll go out there and have fun,' but it's very nerve-wracking for me. I don't think that will ever change.

I'm too scared to perform onstage. I'm not very good with big crowds.

But I have fun with the fright, work with it. You have to - that's your timing, that beat of excitement. And when I go on stage, it's just like taking a step into heaven. Poof, you know? Poof - and there I am.

If you have stage fright, it never goes away. But then I wonder: is the key to that magical performance because of the fear?

I remember when I was a dancer and I had to do this performance and I was really nervous about it, and I happened at that moment to go see 'Flashdance.' I mean, it's silly, but I walked out of that movie going 'what a feeling!' I walked out with confidence.

The thought of dancing scared me. A lot. Because I have absolutely no aptitude for it.