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" 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
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" '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. "
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" What's funny isn't really me. What I do is point out what I find funny in others. "
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" I grew up in the ghetto, and the thing is when there were problems, I knew when to get away. "
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" The reason I love Lollapalooza is because it's a great music festival. "
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" When I did 'Crash,' to be honest with you, it was just another acting job. I just wanted to do as good as I possibly could. "
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" I want to become more successful. "
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" 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. "
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" Kicks to the legs, they're not very cool. They're brutal. "
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Brutal
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" I think writing is the most underrated thing in Hollywood. "
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Hollywood
Think
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" We all want approval. "
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Want
Approval
" I'm envious of writers. "
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Envious
Writers
" 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. "
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Behind
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I loved WWF as a kid. "
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