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" It would be great to play Cesar Chavez. That would be an interesting role for me. "
Michael Pena
Role
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" I saw Gosling just kill it in 'Blue Valentine.' I thought he was just amazing at that, and I wouldn't mind maybe doing something like that. "
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Doing
He
" Sometimes it's good to be naive. "
Michael Pena
Sometimes
Good
Naive
" I guess people recognize me, but I'm not a household name. Two out of every five people who come up to me know my name. The one thing I don't want is to be followed by paparazzi. "
Michael Pena
Me
Name
People
" A shootout is a shootout. You go in and get the bad guys. "
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Bad Guys
Go
Get
" 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
" I remember I used to think my dad was really cool working at a factory. He used to make buttons. I used to brag, 'This button here, My dad made it.' There was this sense of pride. It's knowing your dad is doing something cool. "
Michael Pena
Cool
Think
Doing
" There are certain people you don't have to worry about on set. "
Michael Pena
About
Certain
People
" You can think you know somebody. But when they're trying to punch you in the face, you really know somebody. You learn their tendencies. "
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Learn
Know
Face
" I have really good managers and agents who are very selective in what they send me. "
Michael Pena
Me
Good
Who
" I don't know why - I have a ton of books: five full cabinets of them. "
Michael Pena
Books
Full
Know
" 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
" Paul Rudd has a very specific brand of humor. "
Michael Pena
Humor
Brand
Paul
" Every time I said, 'Man, I'm doing CHiPs,' 100% of the time they would ask, 'Is Erik Estrada going to be in it?' "
Michael Pena
Man
Time
Said
" The only time that I really go on Twitter is to promote, because what sucks is there's some weird trolling going around. Even if you are well-intentioned, there's some mean people behind a keyboard. "
Michael Pena
Behind
You
Weird
" Play the role as a human being... human beings are three-dimensional. "
Michael Pena
Being Human
Play
Human Being
" 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. "
Michael Pena
Friends
Coaching
Tough
" We all want approval. "
Michael Pena
Want
Approval
" Some of the best bad guys in movies are funny and charming. "
Michael Pena
Movies
Bad
Best
" 'War on Everyone,' I think... the script was hilarious to me, but it's very dark, dark humor. It's super dark. "
Michael Pena
Dark
Everyone
Humor
" It feels good, pouring your heart out over something, and then all of a sudden people are getting inspired. "
Michael Pena
Over
Heart
Good
" I was in L.A., like, four months, and I got my first part. Then I was like, 'OK, I'm staying.' "
Michael Pena
Months
Staying
Got
" I used to live off of nothing. "
Michael Pena
Off
Used
Live
" I'll do anything to make my kid laugh. "
Michael Pena
Laugh
Kid
Make
" I loved WWF as a kid. "
Michael Pena
Loved
WWF
Kid
" I think about where I grew up and how I grew up: my dad was making $25,000 a year. Taking a chance wasn't really taking a chance. It was like you were going for something better. To me, there wasn't that much risk involved. "
Michael Pena
You
Better
Think
" There's a certain weird something. I'm always nervous when I spar. You learn it's going to hurt, but it's only going to hurt for a little bit. It brings out the animal in you to an extent. You learn what you can take. "
Michael Pena
Weird
You
Animal
" I didn't realise I lived in the ghetto until we moved out. "
Michael Pena
Until
Ghetto
Lived
" Actors love the big speeches and love to be the center of attention. I mean, that's why we do it. "
Michael Pena
Why
Center
Love
" I think nerves stop you from doing things. Make you stop and maybe make you withdraw. Then there's excitement where you can't wait to do it. "
Michael Pena
Doing
Stop
Things
" Every script always goes through rewrites so that everyone loves it. "
Michael Pena
Everyone
Always
Goes