“I think about where I grew up and how I grew up: my dad was making $25,000 a yea…” — Michael Pena

I usually just try to do whatever's on the page because I've done research before - including a lot of analysis - but you end up with conflicting data. To me, the script is king.

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.

Every time I said, 'Man, I'm doing CHiPs,' 100% of the time they would ask, 'Is Erik Estrada going to be in it?'

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.