Danny Trejo

It's an allergy of the body coupled with an obsession of the mind. Your body's allergic to it, but your mind's obsessed with it. You know what I mean? It's like beer. My dad, I had gotten sober. And I would sit. Me and my dad would watch. These would be Saturday fights. Every Saturday they'd have fights. And we'd watch them on TV. And he'd sit down at 6 o'clock.

It's an allergy of the body coupled with an obsession of the mind. Your body's allergic to it, but your mind's obsessed with it. You know what I mean? It's like beer. My dad, I had gotten sober. And I would sit. Me and my dad would watch. These would be Saturday fights. Every Saturday they'd have fights. And we'd watch them on TV. And he'd sit down at 6 o'clock.

And we'd sit there and open one beer. And we'd be watching the fight. And there's a six-pack in the. And 10-round fight. One beer. And then I'd. Dad, you want another beer? Yeah. I go, well, then why'd you buy six? I couldn't stand to see him. It's like stupid. Beer isn't supposed to be in the icebox.

And we'd sit there and open one beer. And we'd be watching the fight. And there's a six-pack in the. And 10-round fight. One beer. And then I'd. Dad, you want another beer? Yeah. I go, well, then why'd you buy six? I couldn't stand to see him. It's like stupid. Beer isn't supposed to be in the icebox.

And we'd sit there and open one beer. And we'd be watching the fight. And there's a six-pack in the. And 10-round fight. One beer. And then I'd. Dad, you want another beer? Yeah. I go, well, then why'd you buy six? I couldn't stand to see him. It's like stupid. Beer isn't supposed to be in the icebox.

Yeah, I... You know, so I've never understood. I know people that order a mixed drink and are... Aren't done. The ice melted. It's like, what this? And so I don't drink like normal people. And I don't shoot heroin like normal people don't shoot heroin. But you know what I mean? It's an obsession, an obsession of the mind.

Yeah, I... You know, so I've never understood. I know people that order a mixed drink and are... Aren't done. The ice melted. It's like, what this? And so I don't drink like normal people. And I don't shoot heroin like normal people don't shoot heroin. But you know what I mean? It's an obsession, an obsession of the mind.

Yeah, I... You know, so I've never understood. I know people that order a mixed drink and are... Aren't done. The ice melted. It's like, what this? And so I don't drink like normal people. And I don't shoot heroin like normal people don't shoot heroin. But you know what I mean? It's an obsession, an obsession of the mind.

Well, you know what? It's like one of the things that – like I started going to AA by accident, all right? Everything happened by accident. But there was a big party in our neighborhood. I was in Pacoimo, and that was the murder capital of Los Angeles in 19 – when I was – 1959.

Well, you know what? It's like one of the things that – like I started going to AA by accident, all right? Everything happened by accident. But there was a big party in our neighborhood. I was in Pacoimo, and that was the murder capital of Los Angeles in 19 – when I was – 1959.

Well, you know what? It's like one of the things that – like I started going to AA by accident, all right? Everything happened by accident. But there was a big party in our neighborhood. I was in Pacoimo, and that was the murder capital of Los Angeles in 19 – when I was – 1959.

Yeah. Pecorma. And, I mean, we were killing everybody. And there's all these cars parked out in front of this house. And hold it. This is our neighborhood. They're having a party in the murder capital of Los Angeles. They're not inviting the murderers. What the hell is going on? So we stopped, went to the— Went to the trunk of the car to get the tools necessary, you know, to crash parties.

Yeah. Pecorma. And, I mean, we were killing everybody. And there's all these cars parked out in front of this house. And hold it. This is our neighborhood. They're having a party in the murder capital of Los Angeles. They're not inviting the murderers. What the hell is going on? So we stopped, went to the— Went to the trunk of the car to get the tools necessary, you know, to crash parties.

Yeah. Pecorma. And, I mean, we were killing everybody. And there's all these cars parked out in front of this house. And hold it. This is our neighborhood. They're having a party in the murder capital of Los Angeles. They're not inviting the murderers. What the hell is going on? So we stopped, went to the— Went to the trunk of the car to get the tools necessary, you know, to crash parties.

And so we got entire iron bumper jacks. I had a .38 snub nose, a case of beer, three bottles of wine, half pint of whiskey. I was already loaded on Red Devil's pills. And so we crashed. You can't knock. You just kind of bust. And the first thing we saw was a big sign that said, we care. I care about what?

And so we got entire iron bumper jacks. I had a .38 snub nose, a case of beer, three bottles of wine, half pint of whiskey. I was already loaded on Red Devil's pills. And so we crashed. You can't knock. You just kind of bust. And the first thing we saw was a big sign that said, we care. I care about what?

And so we got entire iron bumper jacks. I had a .38 snub nose, a case of beer, three bottles of wine, half pint of whiskey. I was already loaded on Red Devil's pills. And so we crashed. You can't knock. You just kind of bust. And the first thing we saw was a big sign that said, we care. I care about what?

And all these people, they were coming up with coffee cups, you know, like, hey, you want some coffee? And I always told my troops, don't split up. Stay together. There's 20 of us. We got them. But what the people did was like dividing. You had everybody in little groups of four telling them about the perils of drinking. Everybody's drunk.

And all these people, they were coming up with coffee cups, you know, like, hey, you want some coffee? And I always told my troops, don't split up. Stay together. There's 20 of us. We got them. But what the people did was like dividing. You had everybody in little groups of four telling them about the perils of drinking. Everybody's drunk.

And all these people, they were coming up with coffee cups, you know, like, hey, you want some coffee? And I always told my troops, don't split up. Stay together. There's 20 of us. We got them. But what the people did was like dividing. You had everybody in little groups of four telling them about the perils of drinking. Everybody's drunk.