Danny Trejo Quotes

#1. Acting is just a job. I'm exactly the same as that lady bringing us coffee, and I have to remember that.

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#2. I love old, vintage cars. I've got a 1936 Dodge Touring Sedan right now and there's only five of them registered in the world, and I absolutely love working on it. It's gorgeous.

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#3. If you look at the people in Hollywood who are heavy partiers, they're selfish, self-centered and egotistical.

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#4. I understand the formula that producers hire directors and directors are hired to direct and actors are hired to act. I don't have any conflict with any directors because I know they're the boss.

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#5. I would have been content with still playing Inmate #1. I worked on every prison movie made, from 1985 to 1991. I would go from movie to movie to movie.

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#6. The Only Things That Were Available To Me Were Either Be A Laborer Or Be A Drug Dealer. So I Became An Armed Robber. It Was A Lot Simpler.

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#7. I love to work, so give me what you've got. I'll play a tree, if you want me to. If you want fruit on it, then pay me more money. Otherwise, I just love to work.

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#8. I never imagined that I'd be out of prison.

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#9. I love action films. I don't really like drama.

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#10. I didn't make a deal with God, because you can't make a deal with God. He put me here to talk to kids and to talk to drunks and help addicts. He gave me this "job" which makes it a lot easier to get through to people.

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#11. I relate to any prison movie, as long as it has some authenticity.

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#12. When people come at me they can't win, they think they can, but they can't. I'll just walk away.

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#13. I had a crush Florence Henderson when I was younger, i would love to meet Marcia but I would prefer mom.

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#14. There is no significance of God in my life, God is my life. I would not be, without God. I am supposed to be dead.

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#15. I think I'm a workaholic, but I'm a workaholic that is loving his work.

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#16. In order to make a great, epic movie, you have to have the four Bs - babes, bullets, blood and blades.

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#17. Nobody gets killed when they're happy. It always starts with an argument, or a debt.

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#18. Everything good that's ever happened to me came out of helping others.

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#19. I'd always rather be working - and you know what? My kids would rather me be working. If I stay at home, I'll only buy another car or spend their money.

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#20. The blessing that this film business has given me is that when I walk into a school I automatically have everyone's attention. They want to hear what the guy from 'Con Air' and 'Desperado' has to say.

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#21. When people clap for me I say, don't clap for me, clap for what God has done.

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#22. Hollywood wants guys who can act tough - Hollywood don't want tough guys.

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