Danny Trejo
Danny Trejo
Danny Trejois an American actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films, often as villains and anti-heroes. His films include Heat, Con Air, and Desperado, the latter with frequent collaborator Robert Rodriguez. Trejo is perhaps most recognized as the character Machete, originally developed by Rodriguez for the Spy Kids series of movies and later expanded into Trejo's own series of films aimed at a more adult audience. He also appeared in TV shows such as Breaking Bad, The X-Files and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth16 May 1944
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
If you look at the people in Hollywood who are heavy partiers, they're selfish, self-centered and egotistical.
Acting is just a job. I'm exactly the same as that lady bringing us coffee, and I have to remember that.
I didn't make a deal with God, because you can't make a deal with God. He put me here to talk to kids and to talk to drunks and help addicts. He gave me this "job" which makes it a lot easier to get through to people.
The first five years of my career, I was Inmate #1, Bad Guy #1 and Mean Guy #1. I had a great career going, until somebody told me that I was typecast. I said, "Well, what's typecast?" And they said, "Well, you're always playing the mean Chicano dude with tattoos." I thought about that and I said, "Wait a minute! I am the mean Chicano dude with tattoos, so somebody is getting it right."
When people come at me they can't win, they think they can, but they can't. I'll just walk away.
In order to make a great, epic movie, you have to have the four Bs - babes, bullets, blood and blades.
Everything good that's ever happened to me came out of helping others.
I'd always rather be working - and you know what? My kids would rather me be working. If I stay at home, I'll only buy another car or spend their money.
Hollywood wants guys who can act tough - Hollywood don't want tough guys.