Michael Pena Quotes

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Michael Pena

Profession : Actor

Birth : January 13, 1976

A good comic explores the imagination, but it's always got to have those notes of truth running through it.

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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.

Michael Pena

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.

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The reason I love Lollapalooza is because it's a great music festival.

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I was on 'The Shield' for a year before 'Crash' came out, and it was like doing an independent film every week.

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I feel lucky. I feel blessed. If you get blessed with some ability, I think you have to work hard at it. Michael Jordan was a great basketball player, but he wasn't the best shooter, even though he had the skill, and he had to work and work at it.

Michael Pena

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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I didn't realise I lived in the ghetto until we moved out.

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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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I guess people recognize me, but I'm not a household name. Two out of every five people who come up to me know my name. The one thing I don't want is to be followed by paparazzi.

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I used to tour with this band. I was a drummer. I would tour a bunch for about 10 months out of the year and act for about two months. I would make what I needed from acting and would stretch it out.

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

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I want to do more sci-fi films. I want to play half-alien, half-illegal alien.

Michael Pena

It's so interesting to watch Ben Stiller work because he just knows what's funny.

Michael Pena

I think writing is the most underrated thing in Hollywood.

Michael Pena

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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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.

Michael Pena

The joy of 'Crash' was that it was all about the work. It was my first real part. Before that, it was a line here and there, maybe a scene. 'Crash' was five scenes, a beautiful arc, a little vignette of my own. It really meant something.

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

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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.

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