“I love J.R. [Martinez],” the actor, 40, told Us Weekly. “He’s been so great and supportive. What a great guy.”
He later took to Twitter and wrote: “I’m going [to] root for JR and [dance partner] Karina [Smirnoff] and I hope all my fans do too.”
Despite giving Martinez his seal of approval, Arquette wishes he was still competing with his partner, Kym Johnson.
“It’s sad,” he told Us. “Yesterday[’s routine] was [about] really letting things go and just doing it. It was really, really fun.”
Not so fun?
Breaking the news to his 7-year-old daughter.
“Coco will be sad, but she also knows it means I get more time with her, so that makes her happy,” he said.
Arquette said there is a silver lining to his elimination.
“Taking my daughter to school, going to ice skating practice with her — and sleeping!” he said. “I woke up at 3:30 this morning just amped up! It’s so much high pressure and stress and I’m looking forward to a lack of anxiety on Mondays.”
As for the future, Arquette, who has been bitten by the jitterbug, says he wants to continue dancing.
“Maybe Kym and I will take our show on the road!” he joked.
But before that, Arquette will have to recuperate from his time on the dance floor.
“My knees are thrilled I was eliminated,” he tweeted Wednesday morning.source