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" Every script always goes through rewrites so that everyone loves it. "
Michael Pena
Everyone
Always
Goes
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" You have to work on your own thing. You have to work on yourself, and you have to bring something to the game. "
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Bring
Game
Work
" It was an event whenever 'CHiPs' would come on in my house. There wasn't a lot of Latin people being hired to star in TV shows or movies back in the day. Not only was it a fun show, there was a Latino starring in it - so we thought it was extra cool. "
Michael Pena
Thought
Day
Fun
" I think writing is the most underrated thing in Hollywood. "
Michael Pena
Hollywood
Think
Writing
" 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? "
Michael Pena
People
American
Blame
" 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
Time
Think
You
" There's an immigration problem in every country that has money, in that people there have a problem with immigration. "
Michael Pena
People
Money
Problem
" I didn't realise I lived in the ghetto until we moved out. "
Michael Pena
Until
Ghetto
Lived
" I'm envious of writers. "
Michael Pena
Envious
Writers
" There's something about coming up with something out of nothing. I work with somebody else's creation already, and I just try to make it better. "
Michael Pena
Better
Creation
Work
" I'm clearly not a writer, but I'm always a fan of them. "
Michael Pena
Always
Clearly
Writer
" I've been seeing superhero movies as long as I can remember. I don't think they're going anywhere. "
Michael Pena
Remember
Think
Long
" It would be great to play Cesar Chavez. That would be an interesting role for me. "
Michael Pena
Role
Play
Me
" I was on 'The Shield' for a year before 'Crash' came out, and it was like doing an independent film every week. "
Michael Pena
Independent
Film
Week
" You have to make your choices however you see fit and just keep your integrity as best you can. "
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See
You
Keep
" There are certain people you don't have to worry about on set. "
Michael Pena
About
Certain
People
" I'm into looking at things from the other point of view. And if you look at who votes in the Oscars, mostly older Jewish guys, they're going to vote for stuff they relate to. Do they relate to NWA? I doubt it. "
Michael Pena
Doubt
View
You
" I don't know about you, but for me, if I got to present any kind of award, I'm shaking in my pants. "
Michael Pena
You
Kind
Know
" 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. "
Michael Pena
Play
Coach
Down
" I'm super grateful, and whenever somebody offers me something, and I'm doing it, I always try to give 110%. "
Michael Pena
Me
Give
Try
" I remember my seventh-grade chemistry teacher told me I'd never amount to anything. I thought, 'Hmm. OK.' That gave me motivation to prove her wrong. "
Michael Pena
Me
Thought
Teacher
" 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. "
Michael Pena
Love
Passionate
Thought
" I used to tour with this band. I was a drummer. I would tour a bunch for about 10 months out of the year and act for about two months. I would make what I needed from acting and would stretch it out. "
Michael Pena
Acting
Year
Band
" I used to love those movies, back in the day, like 'A Nightmare on Elm Street,' 'Friday the 13th,' 'Rosemary's Baby' and 'The Shining.' I really liked those kind of movies, and I wanted to be a part of one of those kinds of movies. "
Michael Pena
Movies
Baby
Friday
" I'm just an actor. If it's drama, I add as much humour as the part will stand. And if it's a comedy, add as much drama as you can, so it balances out; you don't wanna be too serious. "
Michael Pena
Serious
Comedy
Drama
" I grew up in the ghetto, and the thing is when there were problems, I knew when to get away. "
Michael Pena
Away
Up
Problems
" I am not afraid to play Latin roles - that was a big part of my life. "
Michael Pena
Afraid
My Life
Play
" The reality that everyone is stereotyped - every one gets typecast, so you have to work to get out of that. "
Michael Pena
You
Get
Everyone
" There's a bigger percentage of good cops than bad cops. But the bad cops should be penalised like regular people. "
Michael Pena
Like
People
Good
" I thought of myself as an individual ever since I was little. "
Michael Pena
Myself
Individual
Little
" Some of my favorite actors are Gene Wilder and Eddie Murphy back in the day - that's mainly what me and my brothers watched when we were kids. "
Michael Pena
Kids
Brothers
Day