Acting Quote by Tara Lipinski

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…

— John Robinson

Acting is like roller skating. Once you know how to do it, it is neither stimulating nor exciting.

— George Sanders

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…

— Jenna Boyd

Coming from dance, I feel acting is - I'm not going to say easy, because it's not. But the dance world is more hard-core.

— Mia Wasikowska

People think skating would translate very easily to dancing, but it really doesn't. Dancing is a lot of fun and not as dangerous as…

— Dorothy Hamill

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

— Julie Benz

Ice skating is very difficult. It takes a lot of discipline and a lot of hard work. It's fun, but you are there on…

— Michelle Trachtenberg

Acting is a lot easier than people think it is.

— Alexander Payne

Acting is a sport, like a game of tennis, and you and your opponent take turns setting the level of play.

— Shawnee Smith

When it comes to acting, you really have to create movement which in some ways is dancing. And dancing, I feel is very important…

— Harry Shum, Jr

Skating in itself is a difficult sport, and the amazing athletes within the sport are very challenging.

— Nathan Chen

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

— Johnny Weir