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> [I like working with an actor who doesn't do the oneupmanship. One who has no trick and gives a true, honest performance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-estrada/i-like-working-with-an-actor-who-doesn-t-do-the-oneupmanship-one-who/)

[Erik Estrada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-estrada/)

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## More by Erik Estrada

> [I like to watch the Fox News Network. I like 'Nightline.' I like to watch 'The Sopranos,' of course. That is one of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-estrada/i-like-to-watch-the-fox-news-network-i-like-nightline-i-like-to-watch/)

[Erik Estrada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-estrada/)

> [I really love the karate thing I did on CHIPs. I studied with a trainer because I knew we'd do episodes that had karate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-estrada/i-really-love-the-karate-thing-i-did-on-chips-i-studied-with-a/)

[Erik Estrada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-estrada/)

> [Respect other people regardless of the level they are at... or the level you are at. When you hand out respect, you get it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-estrada/respect-other-people-regardless-of-the-level-they-are-at-or-the-level/)

[Erik Estrada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-estrada/)

> [It was a hard job, but it was a lot of fun and I'll always be grateful to Ponch. He was a part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-estrada/it-was-a-hard-job-but-it-was-a-lot-of-fun-and-i-ll-always-be-grateful/)

[Erik Estrada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-estrada/)

> [I never rode a motorcycle before 'CHiPs.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-estrada/i-never-rode-a-motorcycle-before-chips/)

[Erik Estrada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-estrada/)

> [Sergio Leone's 'Once Upon a Time in America' is a brilliant movie. It's about four hours long, but it's so well done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-estrada/sergio-leone-s-once-upon-a-time-in-america-is-a-brilliant-movie-it-s/)

[Erik Estrada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-estrada/)

> [As a Latino growing up in Spanish harlem, it's not easy trying not to be hot-headed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-estrada/as-a-latino-growing-up-in-spanish-harlem-it-s-not-easy-trying-not-to/)

[Erik Estrada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-estrada/)

> [Long time ago, I was going to be a New York cop, then got involved with this girl who was into acting, then got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-estrada/long-time-ago-i-was-going-to-be-a-new-york-cop-then-got-involved-with/)

[Erik Estrada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-estrada/)

> [I do get a lot of mail. I get a lot of foreign mail because my mail gets mixed with Emilio Estevez.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-estrada/i-do-get-a-lot-of-mail-i-get-a-lot-of-foreign-mail-because-my-mail/)

[Erik Estrada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-estrada/)

> [I wanted to be a New York City cop before I became an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-estrada/i-wanted-to-be-a-new-york-city-cop-before-i-became-an-actor/)

[Erik Estrada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-estrada/)

> [I grew up in New York in an English-speaking environment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-estrada/i-grew-up-in-new-york-in-an-english-speaking-environment/)

[Erik Estrada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-estrada/)

> [Playing a positive role on a network television show, it was great. I took it as a responsibility. Poncherello was supposed to be Poncherelli,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-estrada/playing-a-positive-role-on-a-network-television-show-it-was-great-i/)

[Erik Estrada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-estrada/)

> [Listen, the Latin people, I love the Latin people. They are so loyal to you. Even if you haven't been on TV for thirty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-estrada/listen-the-latin-people-i-love-the-latin-people-they-are-so-loyal-to/)

[Erik Estrada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-estrada/)

> [They do the soaps differently in Mexico. You just have to know the storyline and not memorize the lines. There would be someone feeding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-estrada/they-do-the-soaps-differently-in-mexico-you-just-have-to-know-the/)

[Erik Estrada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-estrada/)

> [My grandfather taught me generosity. He sold snow cones in Harlem. I went with him at 5 and he let me hand out the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-estrada/my-grandfather-taught-me-generosity-he-sold-snow-cones-in-harlem-i/)

[Erik Estrada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-estrada/)

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