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"I'm really good with fighting with my feet"

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There’s a scrappy little honesty in “I’m really good with fighting with my feet” that lands like a behind-the-scenes confession, not a polished soundbite. As an actor, Eric Roberts isn’t bragging about being “tough” in the macho, chest-forward way; he’s bragging about a skill that reads as practical, visual, and screen-ready. “With my feet” is the tell. It narrows the claim from violence to choreography: kicks, footwork, timing, the kind of physical vocabulary that makes a camera believe a fight without anyone going to the hospital.

The intent feels twofold: self-mythology and professional résumé. Roberts has built a career as a durable presence across prestige and pulp, the kind of performer who can step into a genre piece and instantly supply menace, volatility, or streetwise edge. Being “good with fighting” signals competence in the workmanlike side of acting - the part that isn’t awards-bait monologues but hitting marks, selling impact, and moving like you mean it. The phrase “really good” is almost boyish, which softens the aggression and makes it sound like a craft note rather than a threat.

Subtextually, it’s also about control. Footwork is discipline: balance, precision, knowing where your body is in space. In an industry that loves to romanticize chaos, “fighting with my feet” hints at something more measured - a performer asserting that even his danger is practiced. Context matters: in action-driven cinema and TV, physical credibility is currency, and this line spends it with a wink of specificity.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Roberts, Eric. (2026, January 17). I'm really good with fighting with my feet. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-really-good-with-fighting-with-my-feet-74446/

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Roberts, Eric. "I'm really good with fighting with my feet." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-really-good-with-fighting-with-my-feet-74446/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I'm really good with fighting with my feet." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/im-really-good-with-fighting-with-my-feet-74446/. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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Eric Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is a Actor from USA.

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