Erik Estrada Quotes

United States, Actor
March 16, 1949

Henry Enrique "Erik" Estrada is an American actor, voice actor, and police officer known for his co-starring lead role as California Highway Patrol officer Francis Llewelyn "Frank" Poncherello in the police drama television series CHiPs, which ran from 1977 to 1983. His CHP motorcycle unit was 7 Mary 4 until the final season in which he was assigned to 15 Mary 6.[1] He later became known for his work in Spanish-language telenovelas, his appearances in reality television shows and infomercials and as a regular voice on the Adult Swim series Sealab 2021.

Also known as Voice Actor, Police Officer

I do get a lot of mail. I get a lot of foreign mail because my mail gets mixed with Emilio Estevez.

Erik Estrada
- Mail
Respect other people regardless of the level they are at... or the level you are at. When you hand out respect, you get it back.

Erik Estrada
- People
- Levels
- Respecting

Top Model' is pretty good, because it gives these girls an opportunity to chase their passion and possibly get a contract.

Erik Estrada
I had a major motorcycle accident on CHIPs that gave me a 50-50 chance to live. I broke a lot of bones and fractured ribs and broken wrists.

Erik Estrada
- Broken
- Motorcycle
- Majors
I really love the karate thing I did on CHIPs. I studied with a trainer because I knew we'd do episodes that had karate.

Erik Estrada
- Karate
- Trainers
An hour of my time is a tiny price to pay for all the support I've gotten from my fans.

Erik Estrada
- Time
- Support
- Hours
My grandfather taught me generosity. He sold snow cones in Harlem. I went with him at 5 and he let me hand out the change and snow cones. I learned a lot in the couple of years that we did that.

Erik Estrada
They do the soaps differently in Mexico. You just have to know the storyline and not memorize the lines. There would be someone feeding you lines while you were performing.

Erik Estrada
- Would
- Performing
- Feeding

Sergio Leone’s “Once Upon a Time in America” is a brilliant movie. It’s about four hours long, but it’s so well done.

Erik Estrada
- Long
- Done
- Hours
I like working with an actor who doesn't do the oneupmanship. One who has no trick and gives a true, honest performance.

Erik Estrada
I never rode a motorcycle before CHiPs.

Erik Estrada
- Motorcycle
- Chips
As a Latino growing up in Spanish harlem, it's not easy trying not to be hot-headed.

Erik Estrada
- Growing
- Spanish
- Headed
I grew up in New York in an English-speaking environment.

Erik Estrada
- Environment
- Speaking
I always loved Ponch, man. It was so much fun to be him, to put on my duds and get on that bike and bust the bad guys and help out the kids. And get the babes.

Erik Estrada
- Men
- Helping
- Guys