Stanley Tucci is opening up about turning down opportunities to take part in food competition shows. While promoting the new season of Tucci in Italy , the Devil Wears Prada 2 star revealed the reason why he’s opted 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 silly. I know they’re hugely successful, but I just find it false and weird.” The actor added, “To me, cooking is the opposite of that. It should be a thing that brings people together, not separates them. A thing that allows for communion, not for competition.” Tucci, who hosts the National Geographic travel and food series Tucci in Italy and previously starred in CNN’s Searching for Italy , finds the competitive aspect “strange” and grading the art of it all “completely subjective.” Watch on Deadline “I mean, it’s wonderful when you get nominated for stuff.…