Michael Pena

“Paul Rudd has a very specific brand of humor.”

“I went to a prep school in Chicago, and my dad and mom worked really hard - even though we lived in the ghetto - to get me to there. A lot of it had to do with 'Stand and Deliver' and 'Dead Poet's Society.' It does help you. It inspires you. It definitely did for me.”

“The reality that everyone is stereotyped - every one gets typecast, so you have to work to get out of that.”

“I'm envious of writers.”

“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.'”

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

“When I was a kid, I lived in a poor part of Chicago, and I remember my brother and me using towels as capes. My son does it, too.”

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

“Actors love the big speeches and love to be the center of attention. I mean, that's why we do it.”

“The reason I love Lollapalooza is because it's a great music festival.”

“It was an event whenever 'CHiPs' would come on in my house. There wasn't a lot of Latin people being hired to star in TV shows or movies back in the day. Not only was it a fun show, there was a Latino starring in it - so we thought it was extra cool.”

“I don't know why - I have a ton of books: five full cabinets of them.”

“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.”

“My understanding, when I think of immigration, is like... you know, this country was built on immigrants: the German, the Polish, the Italian, the Jewish, the Russians, the Eastern Europeans. So, all these people came in, and I don't know who decided like, 'No, that's it! There's a cap on it! No more people.'”

“One of my favorite movies is 'Broadway Danny Rose.'”

“All the guys at Marvel are really passionate, and they love entertaining folks, and they really think about the story, and there's a lot of thought that goes into that.”

“I loved WWF as a kid.”

“You have to work on your own thing. You have to work on yourself, and you have to bring something to the game.”

“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 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.”