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" Some horror movies are just for shock value, so it doesn't really feel scary. "
Michael Pena
Feel
Horror
Just
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" 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 was in really good shape after I finished this movie, 'End of Watch.' "
Michael Pena
End
Movie
Watch
" 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. "
Michael Pena
Action
Good
You
" I think writing is the most underrated thing in Hollywood. "
Michael Pena
Hollywood
Think
Writing
" One of my favorite movies is 'Broadway Danny Rose.' "
Michael Pena
Broadway
Rose
Danny
" I didn't realise I lived in the ghetto until we moved out. "
Michael Pena
Until
Ghetto
Lived
" When I watch movies with my kid like 'Shrek,' I'm like, 'Wow, this is pretty funny.' That's why I wanted to start doing movies like that - so my kid would laugh at my jokes. "
Michael Pena
Kid
Laugh
Doing
" I don't know why - I have a ton of books: five full cabinets of them. "
Michael Pena
Books
Full
Know
" 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
" I think, in any debate, you have to respect the other person's point of view, if you agree or disagree. "
Michael Pena
Debate
Respect
Think
" I'd love to work with Woody Allen. "
Michael Pena
Woody Allen
Allen
Love
" 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 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
" 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
" You know, one of my favorite movies that inspired me and got me started was 'Dead Poet's Society.' "
Michael Pena
Movies
You
Dead
" 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
Me
" I never wanted to be in a gang. I didn't want to follow anybody's orders. "
Michael Pena
Anybody
Want
Never
" 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'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
" 'End of Watch' was 98-percent written, and I work really hard to make it look like it's the first time I'm saying it. "
Michael Pena
End
Time
Saying
" There are certain people you don't have to worry about on set. "
Michael Pena
About
Certain
People
" I grew up reading the newspapers, mostly the sports section. I was a wrestler and would check to see if I was ranked. "
Michael Pena
Reading
Up
Sports
" I used to live off of nothing. "
Michael Pena
Off
Used
Live
" Seth Rogen told me to read 'Preacher,' and 'Preacher' was amazing. "
Michael Pena
Read
Preacher
Amazing
" 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. "
Michael Pena
Amazing
Doing
He
" The reason I love Lollapalooza is because it's a great music festival. "
Michael Pena
Because
Reason
Music
" I've always noticed that girls cry way easier than guys do. "
Michael Pena
Always
Guys
Than
" 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
" The reality that everyone is stereotyped - every one gets typecast, so you have to work to get out of that. "
Michael Pena
You
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Everyone