Julianne Hough shimmied her way to fame with some of Hollywood’s hottest guys on Dancing With the Stars. Now, the 23-year-old’s big screen career has led her to the biggest A-listers in the biz.

Hough talked to Parade.com about her tweet from Kevin Bacon, co-starring with Tom Cruise, making time for boyfriend Ryan Seacrest, and more.

On balancing her busy career with her relationship with boyfriend Ryan Seacrest.

It’s a hard thing to do, especially when you’re so caught up in your work and bettering yourself. It does get hard because you’re so focused on that, but I think at the end of the day you have to find a balance with what’s really important. I’m so lucky that I have a great relationship. I’m very blessed and I don’t take anything for granted. I think if you alienate people and just focus on your work then it just becomes lonely and it’s not fun anymore.”

On co-star Tom Cruise.

“Where do I go from there? It’s very cool to be able to say that my first real film was Footloose and my second film I got to start alongside Tom Cruise and Catherine Zeta-Jones. I’m very fortunate and I know it doesn’t happen like that every day, so I’m definitely still counting my blessings and working really hard.”

On dealing with fame and paparazzi.

“I don’t think you can ever get used to it. It’s definitely strange. Especially since I grew up in a family that it’s all about family and not about materialistic things. So it is weird, but I guess it comes with what it is. You have to remember where you came from, and I definitely have enough brothers and sisters to kick me in the butt whenever I get out of line!”

Visit Parade.com for the full interview, where Julianne reveals why she put the breaks on her country music career and why she’s tuning in to watch Ryan on American Idol each week.

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