DANNY TREJO (Little Bill)
Is it a release for you to be the mean guy?
Yes, it is. You can just kind of go over the top with him and do whatever you want with him. The good guy, you've got to drink milk and you can't say bad words. And this guy is like, “Whoa!” I get to thump on Val a little and then he turns it.
Did you watch Vincent D'Onofrio get into character?
He's good. I love watching people getting into character and then they ask me, “Are you going to get into character?” and I say, “I'm in character (laughing).”
And you have "Desperado 2" coming up?
We have "Desperado 2," we have "Spy Kids 2," and we also have "XXX" with Vin Diesel. "Spy Kids 2" - honest to God - is like going where no spies have ever been. Awesome movie! It's so funny. I have an entirely new audience now. I've got all these little kids coming up, "Uncle Machete!" And kids, you can't just brush them off, you've got to talk to them. It's great. We have a lot of fun. We also have "The Big Empty" coming up with Kelsey Grammer and Darryl Hannah.
Luis Guzman at the Premiere of "The Salton Sea."
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You're a nice guy. Why do you always get cast as a tough guy?
You've got to ask my mother that.
What do you think makes you good at these violent characters?
I don't know if it's about the violence. I just think so many different people have so many different issues. This character is just one of those guys that has issues about himself. It could be his backstory, his background. I don't approach it as someone who is playing a violent character; I don't look at it that way. I look at it as somebody who has issues.
You have some other projects coming up.
"Welcome to Collinwood," "Pluto Nash," "Punch Drunk Knuckle Love," and "Mr. Deeds" - a whole bunch of stuff.
What is your character in "Welcome to Collinwood?"
I play one of the neighborhood guys who is just trying to hustle and make his way through. I kind of set it up for everybody in that movie.
