Michael Pena Quotes

What happened happened. What's gonna happen, is gonna happen.

It's so interesting to watch Ben Stiller work because he just knows what's funny.

I took a year and a half off, when my kid was born, because I didn't want to be one of those dads where the kid doesn't know who his dad is.

You can have a kid and just be off at work all the time, and it's all mom. But, I spent a lot of time with him, so now, every time I see him, he's like, "Dada!"

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.

I grew up reading the newspapers, mostly the sports section. I was a wrestler and would check to see if I was ranked.

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

I think writing is the most underrated thing in Hollywood.

I guess people recognize me, but I'm not a household name. Two out of every five people who come up to me know my name. The one thing I don't want is to be followed by paparazzi.

I want to do more sci-fi films. I want to play half-alien, half-illegal alien.

I love documentaries and I watch documentaries to no end.

I have really good managers and agents who are very selective in what they send me.

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, add as much drama as you can, so it balances out; you don't wanna be too serious.

I'm clearly not a writer, but I'm always a fan of them.

I've always noticed that girls cry way easier than guys do.

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

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.

Some horror movies are just for shock value, so it doesn't really feel scary.

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.

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.

Kicks to the legs, they're not very cool. They're brutal.

When you finish a drama, you go, 'I can't wait to do a comedy.' When you finish a comedy, you go, 'I want to do a dramedy, dark humor.'

'War on Everyone, ' I think... the script was hilarious to me, but it's very dark, dark humor. It's super dark.

Paul Rudd has a very specific brand of humor.

When I first set out to do it, I wanted to be a working actor, and now it seems like it's superseded even my dreams.