“I've been an actor for 20 years, and I think the first 14 years, it wa...” — Michael Pena Quote

“I've been an actor for 20 years, and I think the first 14 years, it was all struggling. At first, it was all gangsters.”

“A shootout is a shootout. You go in and get the bad guys.”

“When I did 'Crash,' to be honest with you, it was just another acting job. I just wanted to do as good as I possibly could.”

“My dad had a real big reputation as being the hard man, street fighter, the gangster. My stepdad was quite timid, and I wanted a bit of the gangster in my life.”

“Some of your worst gangsters are guys who were very low-key.”

“We got skate parks in different states, but me skating? Nah, I'm too gangster; I can't rock with it. But I watch it.”