Quotes by Elizabeth Pena

17 quotes by Elizabeth Pena

Elizabeth Pena - american actress

Was born on 23 sep 1959.

Origin country: United States

Every time I work with a European director, I find they hire the person that captures the spirit of the role. Americans tend to hire the best face. The person that looks more like the role, whether they can perform the role or not is a bonus.

Quote by Elizabeth Pena about time, people, americans, spirit, work, face

He was also a wonderful communicator in terms of acting....

He was also a wonderful communicator in terms of acting. He knows how to give you one word or one physical thing that's going to alter everything.

Quote by Elizabeth Pena about word, things

He's very economical in his shooting. He didn't shoot 18...

He's very economical in his shooting. He didn't shoot 18 set-ups per scene, he shot only what he was going to cut and use.

Quote by Elizabeth Pena about economy, use

I auditioned for six months, twice a week. The reason I...

I auditioned for six months, twice a week. The reason I kept going back was because Adrian was literally fighting for me to get the role.

Quote by Elizabeth Pena about reason

I believe the director is the one that sets the mood and if you have this hysterical director it's a domino effect. I would work for him forever, for nothing. Don't tell my agent that.

Quote by Elizabeth Pena about faith, nothing, work

I figured, if I failed, I'd tried something that I hadn't tried before and if one movie was going to destroy my career than I didn't have much of a career to start with. I just went for it. God willing I wasn't over the top and didn't embarrass...

Quote by Elizabeth Pena about career, destruction, god

I love acting, when I'm acting I feel like I'm on...

I love acting, when I'm acting I feel like I'm on vacation. I'm just having a wonderful time. The nightmare is just getting the work to happen.

Quote by Elizabeth Pena about love, nightmare, work, time

I said, I don't care if he wants me to walk through the...

I said, I don't care if he wants me to walk through the film and exit. I just want to be in his presence. Fortunately it was an amazing script.

Quote by Elizabeth Pena about film

It was a lot of pressure, but I loved working with Tim...

It was a lot of pressure, but I loved working with Tim and I loved working with Adrian.

Quote by Elizabeth Pena about love

It was very scary while shooting it because I kept...

It was very scary while shooting it because I kept thinking, am I going over the top.

Quote by Elizabeth Pena about thinking

It's a clique and I think a clique exists in every business. There's a circle of people that are guaranteed to open a movie and we all know their names and whether they're right or wrong for the role.

Quote by Elizabeth Pena about bad, affair, rightness, people

Sayles could pull a performance out of a dog. I'm...

Sayles could pull a performance out of a dog. I'm serious. He was just amazing. The world could fall apart and he remained on neutral.

Quote by Elizabeth Pena about fall, world

The work is getting the work.

The work is getting the work.

Quote by Elizabeth Pena about work

The year of the Latin actor happens every 10 years and...

The year of the Latin actor happens every 10 years and it's usually a false alarm.

Quote by Elizabeth Pena about events, actors

When I got Jacob's Latter, I was nervous because I felt I wasn't allowed to fail. I felt that they were waiting for one little failure and that would prove them right and I'd be, out of there.

Quote by Elizabeth Pena about failure, rightness

When I was going over the script I thought, I'm not too old to play Carmen, which is the normal role I'd be cast in. When I was offered Leticia, I thought, I can't do that.

Quote by Elizabeth Pena about thinking, old, olderness

When I'm not working, my family and I have a house in the...

When I'm not working, my family and I have a house in the San Juan Islands. We've been here since '94.

Quote by Elizabeth Pena about family, home, house

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