I want to see what this baby's going to be into; how I can participate in his interests. You know, teach him things, see the manners that he will inhabit from both of us and see the first smile and what he's gonna say first. Hopefully 'dada' not 'mama.'
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Artem Chigvintsev
Profession:
Dancer
Born:
June 12, 1982
Nationality:
Russian
Quotes by Artem Chigvintsev
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I've been working out every single day trying to get back into my dancing shape.
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I have had so many beautiful memories with all of my celebrity partners! They all have shaped me into the person that I am today.
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It is hard being in a relationship when you are a dancer as I have been touring a lot all over the world.
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I am a romantic, big time.
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I love 'The Notebook' and I cry when I watch that.
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I don't have a particular type of woman. But I like to have fun and, while looks will go some way, laughter is extremely important.
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It's just unreal. I mean, I'll be a dad. I'm just lost for words.
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Men need to learn how to treat a woman, and I feel like through this dancing, it definitely gives you that exposure.
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Being on a show like Dancing with the Stars for what I do, that is the top of the game. There is really no other job that gives you the satisfaction of choreographing, of teaching and getting the recognition in that spectrum.
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When people ask, 'How does it feel to be a dad?' Nothing I could've expected. It's better in such a different way. It's like unless you actually experience it, there's just no way you can explain with words.
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Like, I've danced all my life with girls... I know how to be with a girl.
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I'm just feeling that... would I be more nervous having a boy? 100 percent. Because American culture and sports is massive.
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I grew up with grandparents. My grandparents played a massive part of my growing up.
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Of course, if it's a boy, I want him to choose what he wants to do. If it's gonna be sports, I'm gonna totally be like, 'Yo. 100 percent. You want to do that, do that. If you're passionate about that, please do that.'
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Why would you want to just make up a middle name when the name should be coming from family and previous generations? I think it's really important.
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Nicole is, as I'm sure everyone is aware, she's very open. She's very sexual about things and she definitely doesn't hold back, which is very hard for me to accept, because I was raised in Russia.
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Nikki is obsessed with France and its culture, so it made total sense to propose there.
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There is really no other job in the world like 'Dancing With the Stars.'
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I think I'm the happiest person in the world, I swear to you. I'm like continuously catching my mind, like, 'Wow, like, everything is perfect in my life, there's nothing wrong.' I'm just so scared to even admit it because I want nothing to go wrong.
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If it's constructive criticism, please, go ahead. I'm all up for, 'Hey, your toes were not pointed.' Like, I can see that.
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Maybe we just need to strip away actual learning how to dance and do more gimmicks. Maybe that's what the judges will appreciate more.
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Oh, I was sobbing, like, so bad when baby arrived. Like, I don't think people have seen a man sobbing like that. It was awful, but in the most joyful way. I mean, I was picking that baby up and putting him on me. And the baby, like, halfway opened his eyes and it just made me feel like, 'Oh my god, this is the most incredible thing.'
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I always imagined myself, like, 'OK, one day I'll have a kid,' and then finally it's here. It's just like, for the first time, you have so much love that you never knew existed towards this little human being that you hold in your arms.
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I've been, like, dancing in the living room with the baby, because when it screams and stuff, it soothes him.
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