Michael Pena

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

“I'm super grateful, and whenever somebody offers me something, and I'm doing it, I always try to give 110%.”

“Regardless of whatever job you do, you want to see the importance of it or how it can be important. I think by inspiring the people that I come from - if I inspire anyone - would be worth it.”

“I didn't know too much about 'Ant-Man.'”

“The only time that I really go on Twitter is to promote, because what sucks is there's some weird trolling going around. Even if you are well-intentioned, there's some mean people behind a keyboard.”

“'Tower Heist?' That is a movie that it's hard not to name-drop, but, it's a crew of five, and it's Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, me, Matthew Broderick, and Casey Affleck. And we're like, on a heist.”

“I am not afraid to play Latin roles - that was a big part of my life.”

“There are not too many times when a movie's not cynical, you know what I mean?”

“You know, one of my favorite movies that inspired me and got me started was 'Dead Poet's Society.'”

“There's something about coming up with something out of nothing. I work with somebody else's creation already, and I just try to make it better.”

“I used to love those movies, back in the day, like 'A Nightmare on Elm Street,' 'Friday the 13th,' 'Rosemary's Baby' and 'The Shining.' I really liked those kind of movies, and I wanted to be a part of one of those kinds of movies.”

“I think, in any debate, you have to respect the other person's point of view, if you agree or disagree.”

“I never wanted to be in a gang. I didn't want to follow anybody's orders.”

“There's a certain weird something. I'm always nervous when I spar. You learn it's going to hurt, but it's only going to hurt for a little bit. It brings out the animal in you to an extent. You learn what you can take.”

“I'm living in Hollywood, and I'm making movies, but it goes beyond me. If my family is not doing very well, or even OK, you want them to be better.”

“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.”

“One of my first real parts was 'Crash' - that won the Oscar.”

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

“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.”

“It would be great to play Cesar Chavez. That would be an interesting role for me.”