Michael Pena
Michael Pena
Michael Anthony Peñais an American actor and musician. He has starred in many films, such as Crash, World Trade Center, Shooter, Observe and Report, Tower Heist, End of Watch, Gangster Squad, American Hustle, Fury, Ant-Manand The Martian...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth13 January 1976
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
bunch months needed stretch tour year
I used to tour with this band. I was a drummer. I would tour a bunch for about 10 months out of the year and act for about two months. I would make what I needed from acting and would stretch it out.
impressed means met police
I was really impressed when I met Will the police motto, 'protect and serve', really means something to him,
cop hear impressed means met police
I was really impressed when I met Will the police motto, 'protect and serve,' really means something to him. All he ever wanted to do is be a cop it's one thing to read that on the page, but another thing to hear him say it.
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I was really impressed when I met Will -- the police motto, 'protect and serve,' really means something to him. All he ever wanted to do is be a cop -- it's one thing to read that on the page, but another thing to hear him say it. It feels great to be making a movie about great cops,
people
People will do anything they need to do to get their fix.
documentaries watches ends
I love documentaries and I watch documentaries to no end.
thinking water laughing
I think that when you're doing a comedy and it makes you laugh, there's a certain... like you can reject it, and it's okay. It's not promoting it or making it seem cool. I think that's when you get into hot water.
thinking people pressure
There is always pressure in any movie set. If you think about it, there is something that you memorize and it is almost like public speaking every day, all day. There is a crew of people, there are monitors and if you mess up, you have to do it until you get it right and then sometimes, you would go blank.
good-man agents managers
I have really good managers and agents who are very selective in what they send me.
fans
I'm clearly not a writer, but I'm always a fan of them.
writing thinking hollywood
I think writing is the most underrated thing in Hollywood.
beautiful real joy
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.
skills cuffs someday
Eddie Murphy is just so off-the-cuff and can make anything funny. You hope that someday you'll acquire that skill, but maybe you're born with that.
years tv-shows advice
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.