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" 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. "

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" When I was a kid, I lived in a poor part of Chicago, and I remember my brother and me using towels as capes. My son does it, too. "

Michael Pena

Kid

Son

Remember

" I went to a prep school in Chicago, and my dad and mom worked really hard - even though we lived in the ghetto - to get me to there. A lot of it had to do with 'Stand and Deliver' and 'Dead Poet's Society.' It does help you. It inspires you. It definitely did for me. "

Michael Pena

School

Mom

" I usually just try to do whatever's on the page because I've done research before - including a lot of analysis - but you end up with conflicting data. To me, the script is king. "

Michael Pena

End

King

" My understanding, when I think of immigration, is like... you know, this country was built on immigrants: the German, the Polish, the Italian, the Jewish, the Russians, the Eastern Europeans. So, all these people came in, and I don't know who decided like, 'No, that's it! There's a cap on it! No more people.' "

" You have to work on your own thing. You have to work on yourself, and you have to bring something to the game. "

" Paul Rudd has a very specific brand of humor. "

" One of my favorite movies is 'Broadway Danny Rose.' "

" I thought of myself as an individual ever since I was little. "

" I remember seeing 'Dead Poet's Society,' and it made it appealing in a way that I actually went to prep school. "

" I used to live off of nothing. "

" My brother and my father both got laid off around the same that I was starting to do this movie 'Chavez.' And at the same time, it was when all the bailouts were happening. "

" I was on 'The Shield' for a year before 'Crash' came out, and it was like doing an independent film every week. "

" It would be great to play Cesar Chavez. That would be an interesting role for me. "

Michael Pena

Role

Play

" I grew up in the ghetto, and the thing is when there were problems, I knew when to get away. "

Michael Pena

Away

Problems

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

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

" 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. "

" I loved WWF as a kid. "

" Every time I said, 'Man, I'm doing CHiPs,' 100% of the time they would ask, 'Is Erik Estrada going to be in it?' "

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

Michael Pena

Compliment

Drama

" 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. "

" When you finish a drama, you go, 'I can't wait to do a comedy.' When you finish a comedy, you go, 'I want to do a dramedy, dark humor.' "

" 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. "

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

" Kicks to the legs, they're not very cool. They're brutal. "

" I was a quiet kid - I didn't think I needed to be the funniest guy. I was always more of a listener. I went to 12 different schools, and I wasn't the charismatic dude, but I was captain of the track team and wrestling team. "

" I want to find my own rhythm and style. That's probably the harder way to approach it, but I think it will pay off in the long run. "

" 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. "

" There are certain people you don't have to worry about on set. "

" I didn't know too much about 'Ant-Man.' "