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
What's funny isn't really me. What I do is point out what I find funny in others.
There's an immigration problem in every country that has money, in that people there have a problem with immigration.
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.
I am not afraid to play Latin roles - that was a big part of my life.
I think, in any debate, you have to respect the other person's point of view, if you agree or disagree.
There are not too many times when a movie's not cynical, you know what I mean?
We all want approval.
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.
Every time I said, 'Man, I'm doing CHiPs,' 100% of the time they would ask, 'Is Erik Estrada going to be in it?'
There's a bigger percentage of good cops than bad cops. But the bad cops should be penalised like regular people.
I usually just try to do whatever's on the page because I've done research before - including a lot of analysis - but you end up with conflicting data. To me, the script is king.
I grew up in the ghetto, and the thing is when there were problems, I knew when to get away.
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.
It would be great to play Cesar Chavez. That would be an interesting role for me.
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.
I didn't realise I lived in the ghetto until we moved out.
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.
A shootout is a shootout. You go in and get the bad guys.
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.
The reality that everyone is stereotyped - every one gets typecast, so you have to work to get out of that.
You have to make your choices however you see fit and just keep your integrity as best you can.
I was in L.A., like, four months, and I got my first part. Then I was like, 'OK, I'm staying.'
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.
As a kid growing up in Chicago, I've been shot at before. I remember I very calmly went down on the ground. Afterwards, you're like, 'Omigod.' You just don't have time to think.
You have to work on your own thing. You have to work on yourself, and you have to bring something to the game.
Paul Rudd has a very specific brand of humor.
'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.
I thought of myself as an individual ever since I was little.
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.
I remember seeing 'Dead Poet's Society,' and it made it appealing in a way that I actually went to prep school.
When I was a kid, I lived in a poor part of Chicago, and I remember my brother and me using towels as capes. My son does it, too.
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.
I remember my seventh-grade chemistry teacher told me I'd never amount to anything. I thought, 'Hmm. OK.' That gave me motivation to prove her wrong.
I'm an American, and I live pretty well. But go down to Mexico, and a lot of people really don't. So what, we're going to blame them for trying to get out?
There are certain people you don't have to worry about on set.
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.
For me, when I do my best acting, it's mainly imagination. Then I really have a lot of fun with it.
It feels good, pouring your heart out over something, and then all of a sudden people are getting inspired.
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.
I'll do anything to make my kid laugh.
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.
A lot of Americans don't really leave the country.
I wouldn't say I have comedy chops. I guess you get lucky with good writing because I don't think I'm a comedian by any stretch of the imagination.
Marvel just does things differently.
I never wanted to be in a gang. I didn't want to follow anybody's orders.
Actors love the big speeches and love to be the center of attention. I mean, that's why we do it.
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.
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.
