Michael Pena

You can think you know somebody. But when they're trying to punch you in the face, you really know somebody. You learn…

— Michael Pena

Drama is basically what I do, so it's a compliment that people think it's hard for me to get back to drama.

— Michael Pena

When I started wrestling, I sucked. I hated losing, so I started doing pushups and more squats, and then I did summer…

— Michael Pena

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

— Michael Pena

'End of Watch' was 98-percent written, and I work really hard to make it look like it's the first time I'm saying…

— Michael Pena

For me, when I do my best acting, it's mainly imagination. Then I really have a lot of fun with it.

— Michael Pena

There's a bigger percentage of good cops than bad cops. But the bad cops should be penalised like regular people.

— Michael Pena

When you finish a drama, you go, 'I can't wait to do a comedy.' When you finish a comedy, you go, 'I…

— Michael Pena

I'll read, like, ten scripts, and then sometimes if I'm lucky, there will be two or three scripts that I like, and…

— Michael Pena

A good director is like a good coach. You want to play for him. You want to really show him your good…

— Michael Pena

'Spider-Man' seems to have a different tone to the pure Marvel stuff, but I really enjoyed the 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' and…

— Michael Pena

My brother and my father both got laid off around the same that I was starting to do this movie 'Chavez.' And…

— 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,…

— Michael Pena

My understanding, when I think of immigration, is like... you know, this country was built on immigrants: the German, the Polish, the…

— Michael Pena

I'm into looking at things from the other point of view. And if you look at who votes in the Oscars, mostly…

— Michael Pena

It was an event whenever 'CHiPs' would come on in my house. There wasn't a lot of Latin people being hired to…

— Michael Pena

I'm super grateful, and whenever somebody offers me something, and I'm doing it, I always try to give 110%.

— Michael Pena

I want to find my own rhythm and style. That's probably the harder way to approach it, but I think it will…

— Michael Pena

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.

— Michael Pena

I'm living in Hollywood, and I'm making movies, but it goes beyond me. If my family is not doing very well, or…

— Michael Pena

When I did 'Crash,' to be honest with you, it was just another acting job. I just wanted to do as good…

— Michael Pena

I think nerves stop you from doing things. Make you stop and maybe make you withdraw. Then there's excitement where you can't…

— Michael Pena

Every time I said, 'Man, I'm doing CHiPs,' 100% of the time they would ask, 'Is Erik Estrada going to be in…

— Michael Pena

I remember my seventh-grade chemistry teacher told me I'd never amount to anything. I thought, 'Hmm. OK.' That gave me motivation to…

— Michael Pena

I came to L.A. when I was 19, and my two roommates were blue-eyed, blond dudes. I helped coach them, and they…

— Michael Pena

I don't think people are experiencing superhero fatigue. Do you hear people complaining that there are too many action movies? I think…

— Michael Pena

You can have a kid and just be off at work all the time, and it's all mom. But, I spent a…

— Michael Pena

You know, one of my favorite movies that inspired me and got me started was 'Dead Poet's Society.'

— Michael Pena

I don't know if I'm necessarily a role model, but hopefully I can inspire any artist - Latin or otherwise - to…

— Michael Pena

Actors love the big speeches and love to be the center of attention. I mean, that's why we do it.

— Michael Pena

I was in L.A., like, four months, and I got my first part. Then I was like, 'OK, I'm staying.'

— Michael Pena

There is always pressure in any movie set. If you think about it, there is something that you memorize and it is…

— Michael Pena

I feel lucky. I feel blessed. If you get blessed with some ability, I think you have to work hard at it.…

— Michael Pena

When I watch movies with my kid like 'Shrek,' I'm like, 'Wow, this is pretty funny.' That's why I wanted to start…

— Michael Pena

I remember I used to think my dad was really cool working at a factory. He used to make buttons. I used…

— Michael Pena

The only time that I really go on Twitter is to promote, because what sucks is there's some weird trolling going around.…

— Michael Pena

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…

— Michael Pena

I usually just try to do whatever's on the page because I've done research before - including a lot of analysis -…

— Michael Pena

My first ten years in Hollywood were really tough. I'd be coaching friends who came to me for acting advice, and then…

— Michael Pena