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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" Every script always goes through rewrites so that everyone loves it. "

" 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 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. "

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

" A good director is like a good coach. You want to play for him. You want to really show him your good stuff. You don't want to let that person down. Ridley Scott is one of those guys. "

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

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

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

" I've tested for I-don't-know-how-many pilots, and I didn't get any of them. I would always try to go off the top and make it as spontaneous as possible, but acting in sitcoms is such a skill set, and I didn't have it. I wish I did back when I was younger. "

" 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. "

" Marvel just does things differently. "

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

" I've always noticed that girls cry way easier than guys do. "

" I've been seeing superhero movies as long as I can remember. I don't think they're going anywhere. "

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

" There are not too many times when a movie's not cynical, you know what I mean? "

" I'm clearly not a writer, but I'm always a fan of them. "

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

" Play the role as a human being... human beings are three-dimensional. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I think, in any debate, you have to respect the other person's point of view, if you agree or disagree. "

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

" 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. "

" A shootout is a shootout. You go in and get the bad guys. "

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

" I grew up reading the newspapers, mostly the sports section. I was a wrestler and would check to see if I was ranked. "

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" For me, when I do my best acting, it's mainly imagination. Then I really have a lot of fun with it. "

Michael Pena

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