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So for me having that element of being able to be competitive wasn't a problem. I'm very competitive. I thought if I could skate first, acting would come second. I could say my lines and then go do what I was saying. You don't have to fake it, you're not really acting.

— John Robinson

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I am a competitive figure skater. I've been doing that for the same amount of time I've been doing acting. Ever since I was two.

— Jenna Boyd

Acting is easier than skating in a way and harder in other aspects. In skating, you get one chance, and with acting you get to do it over and over.

— Tara Lipinski

Acting isn't that hard, really. I mean, I think that people make a big deal about it, but you just kind of try to say your lines naturally.

— Ryan Gosling

One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself.

— Ed Harris

I'm competitive, but that doesn't stop me from being realistic.

— Jacques Villeneuve

When it comes to acting, you really have to create movement which in some ways is dancing. And dancing, I feel is very important to act as well. I wouldn't put one over the other.

— Harry Shum, Jr.

When I first started acting, somebody once said to me that anything that is a problem that prevents you from getting a job will eventually be a strength. It works both ways. The odder you are, the harder it is to get work, but once you sort of establish it, you have no competition.

— Tom Noonan

Acting is like a game of tennis. The better your opponent, the better you're going to play.

— Shawnee Smith

People might not view me as competitive as I really am.

— Patrick Kane

✗Opposing Perspectives

I'm not into being competitive. I never saw myself as a competitive type of person.

— Nonito Donaire