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I'm Very Serious About Becoming A Dramatic Actor. I Don't Want To Play Cameo Parts Walking On As Carl Lewis The Athlete. I Want To Go On Stage Or Screen And Be Taken Seriously.

When I Decided To Go For Four Gold Medals I Planned It Out Over A Few Years. It Was In Four Different Events And There Was A Lot To It.

Most People Want To Become Movie Stars And I Just Want To Be In The Business. I Already Was A Star. If I Get The Part Of A Lifetime And It Blows Up, Then That's Wonderful. But If The Acting Doesn't Work, Fine. I'll Just Be A Producer. And If The Producing Doesn't Work, Fine. I've Got A Lot Of Other Stuff.

To This Day, Most People Think Of Me As The Fastest Human. They Don't Really Think Me As A Long Jumper, Although That's The Event I Had More Success In.

If You Go By Other People's Opinions Or Predictions, You'll Just End Up Talking Yourself Out Of Something. If You're Running Down The Track Of Life Thinking That It's Impossible To Break Life's Records, Those Thoughts Have A Funny Way Of Sinking Into Your Feet.