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Danny Trejo Biography

Danny Trejo (/ˈtrɛhoʊ/; Spanish: [ˈtrexo]; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films, often as villains and antiheroes. His films include Heat (1995), Con Air (1997), and Desperado (1995), the last 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 has appeared in TV shows such as Breaking Bad, The X-Files, The Flash, and Sons of Anarchy.

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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. "

Chicano, Dude, Mean, Right, Tattoo, Years

Anybody over 40 is an older person. You better give them some respect.

Give, Giving, Older, Person, Respect

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.

Easier, Help, Jobs, Kids, People

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

Everything, Good, Happened, Helping, Helping Others

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.

Dead, God, Life, Significance, Supposed To Be, Without God

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.

Air, Automatically, Blessing, Desperado, Guy, School

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.

Actors, Boss, Direct, Directors, Producers

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

Action, Drama, Film, Films

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

Babes, Blood, Bullets, Epic, Order

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

Clap, Done, God, People, Say

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

Thinking, Workaholic, Work, Loving, Think

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.

Inmates, Prison, Made, Worked, 1985

Let me tell you something. When I was young, I was an armed robber. I did robberies. And there's no adrenaline rush like that. When you're using drugs and doing robberies, it's hard to distinguish whether you're doing robberies to support your drug habit, or doing drugs to support your robbery habit.

Drug, Habit, Let, Support, Using

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

Away, Come, People, Thinking, Win, Winning

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.

Car, Love, Sedan, Vintage, World

You do your own stunts as an actor, and you end up getting hurt. It's not your job. You've got stunt guys. Stunt guys make a lot of money.

Getting Hurt, Guy, Hurt, Make, Stunts