Danny Trejo movie quotes

“I'd always rather be working - and you know what? My kids would rather me be working. If I stay at home, I'll only buy another car or spend their money.”
Danny Trejo

“- Sartana: I started working on the night shift taking out the trash. But I worked my way up. As translator, assistant... now I'm Special Agent in charge of investigations.
- Machete: Sounds like they still got you taking out the trash.”
Jessica Alba - Sartana
Danny Trejo - Machete

“- Padre: [offers Machete a cigar] Cuban?
- Machete: Mexican.”
Cheech Marin - Padre
Danny Trejo - Machete

“- Machete: Get dressed.
- Chica: It's too hot for clothes.”
Danny Trejo - Machete
Mayra Leal - Chica

“Everything good that's ever happened to me came out of helping others.”
Danny Trejo

“Hollywood wants guys who can act tough - Hollywood don't want tough guys.”
Danny Trejo

“- Cuchillo: Hey, I kill people for big money, a reason. You slaughtered thirty-six people for nothin'.
- Stans: It's thirty-eight.
- Edwin: Why?
- Stans: Well, my lawyer said I was crazy.”
Danny Trejo - Cuchillo
Walton Goggins - Stans
Christopher Grace - Edwin

- Padre: It's not safe for you to be here.
- Machete: I'm not looking for "safe".
- Padre: No, I mean it's not safe for me for you to be here! [he quickly blesses Machete] I absolve you of all your sins. Now, get the fuck out!
Cheech Marin - Padre
Danny Trejo - Machete

“- Cuchillo: Women pee, men piss.
- Edwin: And what do you do?
- Cuchillo: I unleash.”
Danny Trejo - Cuchillo
Christopher Grace - Edwin

“- Federale Officer: You're the boss.
- Machete: No. [pulls out a machete] This is the boss.”
Vic Trevino - Federale Officer
Danny Trejo - Machete

“It says here the retail industry does 50% of its business between December 1st and December 25th. That's half a year's business in one month's time. It seems to me, an intelligent country would legislate a second such gift giving holiday. Create, say, a Christmas 2, late May, early June, to further stimulate growth.”
Danny Trejo - Jumpy

“- Sartana: I called in a few favors. Look at this. Got you all the right papers. You can start over now, be a real person.
- Machete: [hands back the papers] Why do I want to be a real person when I'm already a myth?”
Jessica Alba - Sartana
Danny Trejo - Machete

“- Booth: Tell me, where are my wife and daughter?
- Machete: With God.
- Booth: Well, I guess I won't be seeing them.”
Jeff Fahey - Booth
Danny Trejo - Machete

“- Johnny-23: Shit, that's Garland Greene man.
- Cameron Poe: The Marietta Mangler.
- Baby O: That skinny little man butchered thirty-something people up and down the eastern seaboard. They say the way he killed those people, makes the Manson Family look like the Partridge Family.”
Danny Trejo - Johnny-23
Nicolas Cage - Cameron Poe
Mykelti Williamson - Baby-O

They'd call me "Johnny 600" if they knew the truth.

Danny Trejo - Johnny-23

“- Johnny-23: Do you know what I am?
- Cameron Poe: Ugly all day?”
Danny Trejo - Johnny-23
Nicolas Cage - Cameron Poe