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" 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. "

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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. "

Michael Pena

Serious

Comedy

Drama

" 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. "

" One of my first real parts was 'Crash' - that won the Oscar. "

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

" I don't know about you, but for me, if I got to present any kind of award, I'm shaking in my pants. "

" I'd love to work with Woody Allen. "

" '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. "

Michael Pena

Crew

" I'll do anything to make my kid laugh. "

" 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 don't know why - I have a ton of books: five full cabinets of them. "

" 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? "

" 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

" I loved WWF as a kid. "

" 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. "

" I've been an actor for 20 years, and I think the first 14 years, it was all struggling. At first, it was all gangsters. "

" I don't think people are experiencing superhero fatigue. Do you hear people complaining that there are too many action movies? I think it's good entertainment. "

" 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. "

" 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 just wanted to be a part of something that's a horror movie that scares you. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" A lot of Americans don't really leave the country. "

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

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

" 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.' "

" I'm super grateful, and whenever somebody offers me something, and I'm doing it, I always try to give 110%. "

Michael Pena

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Try

" Sometimes it's good to be naive. "

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

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

" The reality that everyone is stereotyped - every one gets typecast, so you have to work to get out of that. "