Michael Pena : (9)

" Actors love the big speeches and love to be the center of attention. I mean, that’s why we do it. " - Michael Pena

" 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

" Regardless of whatever job you do, you want to see the importance of it or how it can be important. I think by inspiring the people that I come from – if I inspire anyone – would be worth it. " - Michael Pena

" 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

" 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

" I think nerves stop you from doing things. Make you stop and maybe make you withdraw. Then there’s excitement where you can’t wait to do it. " - Michael Pena

" A lot of Americans don’t really leave the country. " - Michael Pena

" There are not too many times when a movie’s not cynical, you know what I mean? " - Michael Pena

" I thought of myself as an individual ever since I was little. " - Michael Pena