I noticed that no matter where I went in the country, there was this group of questions that got asked. I would track them and keep them in categories. Like body image, school, family, friendship, you name it, the emotional life of a teenage girl.

I needed to find my own worth and shake the image after having done 'Showgirls' at age 21.

No one goes unscathed, we all go through things. We just can't let people's nasty words become our beliefs about ourselves, you know?

I had to make some drastic choices to avoid losing myself.

No one can hand you anything as a dancer. You have to earn it.

There's some great women doing TV. I would love to do a Grey's Anatomy-type show. I'm a big fan.

No movie influenced me more to go after my dreams than 'Flashdance.' After seeing it, I took 15 dance lessons a week. I cut all my sweatshirts. I did the 'Maniac' thing.