Back home everyone said I didn't have any talent. They might be saying the same thing here but it sounds better in French.
It's almost ingrained in people that, just like you can't be a smart model, you can't be a good-looking cook.
Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder.
A large part of my career is due to perception, what people think what I am or should be.
You grow up however, unfortunately, as the college years fly by, into a very exaggerated sense of your own capacities.
I think I might not be the best vertical athlete, but I think I'm quicker than people give me credit for. That was the biggest knock on me coming out of college.
People tend to typecast you in a certain way, depending on the kind of work you have been doing till then.
People think that if you look fairly reasonable, you can't possibly act, and as I only care about acting, I think beauty can be a great handicap.
I do have a lot to learn, and I think that has a big factor in everything. Being 19 years old and being able to be in the UFC has a big effect on every single thing that people look at.
