I don't want to be a poster child for cancer.

How do you nurture a positive attitude when all the statistics say you're a dead man? You go to work.

A person who can connect with their partner, another human being who can connect with their soul − it's not just learning steps, it's about expressing something. I've found in dancing all my life that I can release something as a dancer that I can't in any other way.

When people are away from home, they do things they might not normally do.

If I'm going to do television, I wanted that 'North and South' experience. I wanted something that's going to challenge me on a constant basis.

One thing I'm not going to do is chase staying alive. You spend so much time chasing staying alive, you won't live.

I don't want to be a poster child for cancer.