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" The reality that everyone is stereotyped - every one gets typecast, so you have to work to get out of that. "
Michael Pena
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" I'd love to work with Woody Allen. "
Michael Pena
Woody Allen
Allen
Love
" 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
Me
School
Mom
" 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. "
Michael Pena
Laugh
Character
You
" 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 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
" It's so interesting to watch Ben Stiller work because he just knows what's funny. "
Michael Pena
Because
Interesting
Watch
" 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. "
Michael Pena
Team
Always
Captain
" It feels good, pouring your heart out over something, and then all of a sudden people are getting inspired. "
Michael Pena
Over
Heart
Good
" 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. "
Michael Pena
Thought
Day
Fun
" Seth Rogen told me to read 'Preacher,' and 'Preacher' was amazing. "
Michael Pena
Read
Preacher
Amazing
" '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
" 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 want to do more sci-fi films. I want to play half-alien, half-illegal alien. "
Michael Pena
Alien
Films
Want
" Some horror movies are just for shock value, so it doesn't really feel scary. "
Michael Pena
Feel
Horror
Just
" I'll do anything to make my kid laugh. "
Michael Pena
Laugh
Kid
Make
" I used to live off of nothing. "
Michael Pena
Off
Used
Live
" I want to become more successful. "
Michael Pena
Successful
Want
More
" 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
" I'm clearly not a writer, but I'm always a fan of them. "
Michael Pena
Always
Clearly
Writer
" 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
" 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 have really good managers and agents who are very selective in what they send me. "
Michael Pena
Me
Good
Who
" I'm super grateful, and whenever somebody offers me something, and I'm doing it, I always try to give 110%. "
Michael Pena
Me
Give
Try
" One of my favorite movies is 'Broadway Danny Rose.' "
Michael Pena
Broadway
Rose
Danny
" I never wanted to be in a gang. I didn't want to follow anybody's orders. "
Michael Pena
Anybody
Want
Never
" I don't know why - I have a ton of books: five full cabinets of them. "
Michael Pena
Books
Full
Know
" I think writing is the most underrated thing in Hollywood. "
Michael Pena
Hollywood
Think
Writing
" 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. "
Michael Pena
Learn
Know
Face
" I thought of myself as an individual ever since I was little. "
Michael Pena
Myself
Individual
Little