Patrick Dempsey used to be a champion juggler.
The Transformers: Dark of the Moon actor won prizes for his ball control when he was a teenager and insists his skills are a “big thing” because he can handle complex moves.
“I started out as a juggler. I came second in the international juggler’s competition and the junior division in 1982 or 1983,” he said.
“I can juggle five balls at once. It’s a pretty big thing most people can do three, but when you get into five then you’re in a different league.”
While he was previously a juggler, the 45-year-old star insists he wouldn’t give up acting now because he has learned to deal with the tough parts of his profession and doesn’t know what else he could do.
Asked if he ever considered giving up acting, he said, “It’s a very difficult profession you have to deal with rejection constantly.
“You have to learn not to take things personally and to keep improving yourself, but you need constructive criticism to grow.
“Also, I never qualified in anything else. At this point, I just don’t know what I would do.”