Danny Trejo
Danny Trejo
Danny Trejois an American actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films, often as villains and anti-heroes. His films include Heat, Con Air, and Desperado, the latter with frequent collaborator Robert Rodriguez. Trejo is perhaps most recognized as the character Machete, originally developed by Rodriguez for the Spy Kids series of movies and later expanded into Trejo's own series of films aimed at a more adult audience. He also appeared in TV shows such as Breaking Bad, The X-Files and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth16 May 1944
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Everything good that's ever happened to me came out of helping others.
I love action films. I don't really like drama.
When people come at me they can't win, they think they can, but they can't. I'll just walk away.
I had a crush Florence Henderson when I was younger, i would love to meet Marcia but I would prefer mom.
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.
Acting is just a job. I'm exactly the same as that lady bringing us coffee, and I have to remember that.
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.
I think I'm a workaholic, but I'm a workaholic that is loving his work.
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.
If you look at the people in Hollywood who are heavy partiers, they're selfish, self-centered and egotistical.
The first five years of my career, I was Inmate #1, Bad Guy #1 and Mean Guy #1. I had a great career going, until somebody told me that I was typecast. I said, "Well, what's typecast?" And they said, "Well, you're always playing the mean Chicano dude with tattoos." I thought about that and I said, "Wait a minute! I am the mean Chicano dude with tattoos, so somebody is getting it right."
I never imagined that I'd be out of prison.
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.
Nobody gets killed when they're happy. It always starts with an argument, or a debt.