Michael Pena famous quotes

04-12-2025

I love documentaries and I watch documentaries to no end.
-- Michael Pena

#Documentaries #Watches #Ends
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.
-- Michael Pena

#Thinking #Water #Laughing
What happened happened. What's gonna happen, is gonna happen.
-- Michael Pena

#Destiny
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.
-- Michael Pena

#Beautiful #Real #Joy
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

#Years #Tv Shows #Advice
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.
-- Michael Pena

#Drama #Balance #Add
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.
-- Michael Pena

#Names #Two #People
It's so interesting to watch Ben Stiller work because he just knows what's funny.
-- Michael Pena

#Interesting #Watches
I've always noticed that girls cry way easier than guys do.
-- Michael Pena

#Girl #Guy #Way
I want to do more sci-fi films. I want to play half-alien, half-illegal alien.
-- Michael Pena

#Play #Half #Want
I grew up reading the newspapers, mostly the sports section. I was a wrestler and would check to see if I was ranked.
-- Michael Pena

#Sports #Reading #Checks
A good comic explores the imagination, but it's always got to have those notes of truth running through it.
-- Michael Pena

#Running #Imagination #Comic
I think writing is the most underrated thing in Hollywood.
-- Michael Pena

#Writing #Thinking #Hollywood

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