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" I usually joke around, especially on set. "
Michael Pena
Around
Set
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" 'Tower Heist?' That is a movie that it's hard not to name-drop, but, it's a crew of five, and it's Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, me, Matthew Broderick, and Casey Affleck. And we're like, on a heist. "
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" I think, in any debate, you have to respect the other person's point of view, if you agree or disagree. "
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Think
" I thought of myself as an individual ever since I was little. "
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Myself
Individual
Little
" 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. "
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Year
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" I feel really comfortable with going for the reality of the drama, but I'm not much for the comedy of it. You have to make people laugh, or you have to be true to the character in such a way that makes people laugh. It's a whole different thing. "
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Character
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" Kicks to the legs, they're not very cool. They're brutal. "
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Brutal
Cool
Legs
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Job
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