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" As a kid growing up in Chicago, I've been shot at before. I remember I very calmly went down on the ground. Afterwards, you're like, 'Omigod.' You just don't have time to think. "

Michael Pena

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Think

You

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Approval

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" A good director is like a good coach. You want to play for him. You want to really show him your good stuff. You don't want to let that person down. Ridley Scott is one of those guys. "

" I'm an American, and I live pretty well. But go down to Mexico, and a lot of people really don't. So what, we're going to blame them for trying to get out? "

" A good comic explores the imagination, but it's always got to have those notes of truth running through it. "

" When I started wrestling, I sucked. I hated losing, so I started doing pushups and more squats, and then I did summer wrestling and learned different styles. "

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" It feels good, pouring your heart out over something, and then all of a sudden people are getting inspired. "

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" I think writing is the most underrated thing in Hollywood. "

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Envious

Writers

" You have to make your choices however you see fit and just keep your integrity as best you can. "

" What's funny isn't really me. What I do is point out what I find funny in others. "

" Drama is basically what I do, so it's a compliment that people think it's hard for me to get back to drama. "

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Compliment

Drama

" All the guys at Marvel are really passionate, and they love entertaining folks, and they really think about the story, and there's a lot of thought that goes into that. "

" 'War on Everyone,' I think... the script was hilarious to me, but it's very dark, dark humor. It's super dark. "

" You know, one of my favorite movies that inspired me and got me started was 'Dead Poet's Society.' "

" I wouldn't say I have comedy chops. I guess you get lucky with good writing because I don't think I'm a comedian by any stretch of the imagination. "

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" There's a bigger percentage of good cops than bad cops. But the bad cops should be penalised like regular people. "

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People

Good

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" My first ten years in Hollywood were really tough. I'd be coaching friends who came to me for acting advice, and then they'd make it before I did. I'd still be helping them while they were on movie sets and I had four lines on a TV show. "

" There's an immigration problem in every country that has money, in that people there have a problem with immigration. "

" I'm living in Hollywood, and I'm making movies, but it goes beyond me. If my family is not doing very well, or even OK, you want them to be better. "

" Actors love the big speeches and love to be the center of attention. I mean, that's why we do it. "

" I've always noticed that girls cry way easier than guys do. "

" The joy of 'Crash' was that it was all about the work. It was my first real part. Before that, it was a line here and there, maybe a scene. 'Crash' was five scenes, a beautiful arc, a little vignette of my own. It really meant something. "