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" When I started wrestling, I sucked. I hated losing, so I started doing pushups and more squats, and then I did summer wrestling and learned different styles. "
Michael Pena
More
Doing
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" 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. "
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" Play the role as a human being... human beings are three-dimensional. "
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" I'll do anything to make my kid laugh. "
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" Seth Rogen told me to read 'Preacher,' and 'Preacher' was amazing. "
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" I think, in any debate, you have to respect the other person's point of view, if you agree or disagree. "
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" Some horror movies are just for shock value, so it doesn't really feel scary. "
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" 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. "
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" I've been seeing superhero movies as long as I can remember. I don't think they're going anywhere. "
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" I thought of myself as an individual ever since I was little. "
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" I remember seeing 'Dead Poet's Society,' and it made it appealing in a way that I actually went to prep school. "
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" 'Spider-Man' seems to have a different tone to the pure Marvel stuff, but I really enjoyed the 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' and 'Iron Man' movies. I love the special effects and how it seems very real, but at the same time, it still lives within the realm of Marvel. That's got to be a lot of work. "
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" 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. "
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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 think writing is the most underrated thing in Hollywood. "
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" We all want approval. "
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Want
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" There are certain people you don't have to worry about on set. "
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" Drama is basically what I do, so it's a compliment that people think it's hard for me to get back to drama. "
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" I want to do more sci-fi films. I want to play half-alien, half-illegal alien. "
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Alien
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Want
" A lot of Americans don't really leave the country. "
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Lot
Really
Country
" 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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Reading
Up
Sports
" 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. "
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Serious
Comedy
Drama
" A good comic explores the imagination, but it's always got to have those notes of truth running through it. "
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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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Others
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" 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. "
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Doing
" I was in really good shape after I finished this movie, 'End of Watch.' "
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Watch
" I used to live off of nothing. "
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" It would be great to play Cesar Chavez. That would be an interesting role for me. "
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Me
" 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. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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