Stanley Tucci: "I don't like food and art competitions"

Actor Stanley Tucci revealed in a recent interview why he turns down opportunities to participate in cooking competition shows.

While promoting the new season of "Tucci in Italy," the star of "The Devil Wears Prada 2" revealed the reason he decided not to participate in culinary competitions.

"I don't like competition when it comes to art or food," Tucci said on the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast.

"I think it's pointless. I know these shows are very successful, but they seem fake and strange to me," he added.

"For me, cooking is the exact opposite of that. It should be something that brings people together, not separates them. Something that enables togetherness, not competition," the actor believes.

Tucci, who hosts the travel and food series "Tucci in Italy" for National Geographic and previously starred in CNN's "Searching for Italy," finds the competitive aspect "strange" and the judging of the art itself "completely subjective."

"I mean, it's great when you get nominated for something. It's great when you win an award, but do I really believe in it... You know, my father was an art professor and he always said, 'How am I supposed to rate this, this, and this?'" Tucci said.