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Michael Pena
American
Actor
Born:
Jan 13
,
1976
Good
Me
People
Think
Work
You
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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.
Michael Pena
You
Respect
Disagree
Debate
Think
Other
Point
Point Of View
Person
Any
View
Agree
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.
Michael Pena
Funny
Jokes
Kid
Laugh
Would
Wow
Pretty
Like
Doing
Wanted
Movies
Shrek
Why
Start
Watch
I'll do anything to make my kid laugh.
Michael Pena
Kid
Laugh
Make
Anything
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.
Michael Pena
Me
You
Better
Year
Think
About
Something
Risk
Taking
Like
Involved
How
Making
Were
Up
Going
Where
Grew
Much
Really
Dad
Chance
I was in L.A., like, four months, and I got my first part. Then I was like, 'OK, I'm staying.'
Michael Pena
First
Months
OK
Staying
Part
Like
Got
Then
Four
There are not too many times when a movie's not cynical, you know what I mean?
Michael Pena
You
Cynical
Too
Know
Times
Movie
Mean
Many
I am not afraid to play Latin roles - that was a big part of my life.
Michael Pena
Life
My Life
Big
Latin
Part
Am
Roles
Big Part
Afraid
Play
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
You
Face
Somebody
Think
Punch
Tendencies
Know
Learn
Trying
Really
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.
Michael Pena
You
Vote
Looking
Doubt
Older
Other
Relate
Guys
Point
Point Of View
Stuff
Votes
Look
Mostly
Going
View
Who
Things
Oscars
Jewish
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.
Michael Pena
Love
Thought
Think
Entertaining
Folks
About
Guys
Marvel
Passionate
Lot
Goes
Story
Really
'War on Everyone,' I think... the script was hilarious to me, but it's very dark, dark humor. It's super dark.
Michael Pena
War
Me
Dark
Humor
Hilarious
Think
Everyone
Super
Very
Script
I loved WWF as a kid.
Michael Pena
Kid
WWF
Loved
Sometimes it's good to be naive.
Michael Pena
Good
Sometimes
Naive
When you finish a drama, you go, 'I can't wait to do a comedy.' When you finish a comedy, you go, 'I want to do a dramedy, dark humor.'
Michael Pena
You
Dark
Comedy
Wait
Humor
Drama
Finish
Go
Want
I'm super grateful, and whenever somebody offers me something, and I'm doing it, I always try to give 110%.
Michael Pena
Me
Grateful
Try
Somebody
Super
Give
Something
Always
Doing
Offers
Whenever
Seth Rogen told me to read 'Preacher,' and 'Preacher' was amazing.
Michael Pena
Me
Amazing
Read
Preacher
I didn't know too much about 'Ant-Man.'
Michael Pena
Too Much
Too
About
Know
Much
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.
Michael Pena
Will
Long
Style
Own
Pay
Think
Approach
Way
Run
Find
My Own
Long Run
Off
Want
Rhythm
Harder
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.
Michael Pena
Try
Wish
Back
Top
Possible
Would
Spontaneous
Make
Always
Pilots
Go
Tested
Off
Get
Did
Sitcoms
Any
Them
Younger
Skill
Acting
Set
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.
Michael Pena
Time
You
People
Twitter
Keyboard
Promote
Some
Only
Only Time
Weird
Because
Around
Well-Intentioned
Go
Going
Behind
Mean
Mean People
Really
Sucks
Even
Every script always goes through rewrites so that everyone loves it.
Michael Pena
Every
Everyone
Through
Always
Goes
Script
Loves
I don't know why - I have a ton of books: five full cabinets of them.
Michael Pena
Books
Know
Five
Them
Full
Why
Ton
'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.
Michael Pena
Me
Crew
Casey
Tower
Like
Eddie
Eddie Murphy
Affleck
Five
Matthew
Movie
Hard
Murphy
Ben
I'll read, like, ten scripts, and then sometimes if I'm lucky, there will be two or three scripts that I like, and sometimes they'll all be dramas, or they'll all be comedies, or there will be two dramas and a comedy, and then I'll go for whatever. If I have to audition, I'll audition. If it's an offer, great.
Michael Pena
Great
Sometimes
Comedy
Will
Three
Whatever
Dramas
Ten
Like
Comedies
Read
Audition
Go
Offer
Scripts
Then
Lucky
Two
I have really good managers and agents who are very selective in what they send me.
Michael Pena
Good
Me
Good Managers
Selective
Very
Send
Managers
Agents
Really
Who
I was on 'The Shield' for a year before 'Crash' came out, and it was like doing an independent film every week.
Michael Pena
Year
Before
Every
Independent
Independent Film
Out
Week
Like
Doing
Came
Shield
Crash
Film
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