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When I was young, many people didn't know what figure skating was. Some who knew of it thought of it as dancing on ice. But, as I entered international competitions and got good results, many people got to know more about it and came to cheer for me.

To me, figure skating is an art form, and that's what I always try to bring in, even to my competitive programs.

Figure skating is theatrical. It's artistic. It's elegant. It's extremely athletic. And there's a very specific audience for that.

Figure skating is a mixture of art and sport.

My mother introduced me to many different things, and figure skating was one of them. I just thought that it was magical having to glide across the ice.

Just a whole different style, just a whole different way of going about an audience and a way about skating. And they are so brilliant in their own way, which is great, and that's what Brian was saying; is the styles are different, and it's the whole mentality.

As soon as I was introduced to ice speed skating, I was instantly hooked. I never thought about pursuing skating professionally; I just enjoyed doing it.

Society is like a large piece of frozen water; and skating well is the great art of social life.

I think for me it was a natural transition to move full time into acting rather than figure skating.