Danny Trejo

Yeah, yeah, you cut your wrist. I mean, I've watched people – cut their wrist because they didn't get a letter you know it's like whoa you can't depend on the outside you are no longer on you're you're on an island and people it's it's uh let me say this a wife has three children her husband's in jail so now for her to go visit Now, he's in San Francisco. She's in Los Angeles.

Yeah, yeah, you cut your wrist. I mean, I've watched people – cut their wrist because they didn't get a letter you know it's like whoa you can't depend on the outside you are no longer on you're you're on an island and people it's it's uh let me say this a wife has three children her husband's in jail so now for her to go visit Now, he's in San Francisco. She's in Los Angeles.

She's got to get a babysitter for two days, three days. And she's got to, like, drive up, take a bus, whatever, get a hotel, sleep in the car, and go visit for a couple hours, you know. And so it's not like an easy life either way, you know. And so when I cut everybody loose, I don't write anybody or talk to anybody, you know. And I just...

She's got to get a babysitter for two days, three days. And she's got to, like, drive up, take a bus, whatever, get a hotel, sleep in the car, and go visit for a couple hours, you know. And so it's not like an easy life either way, you know. And so when I cut everybody loose, I don't write anybody or talk to anybody, you know. And I just...

She's got to get a babysitter for two days, three days. And she's got to, like, drive up, take a bus, whatever, get a hotel, sleep in the car, and go visit for a couple hours, you know. And so it's not like an easy life either way, you know. And so when I cut everybody loose, I don't write anybody or talk to anybody, you know. And I just...

you kind of like institutionalize yourself to this is my world. While, you know, this is it. And so you start acquiring everything it takes to make you comfortable, you know, and as comfortable as you can. It's a, It's the only way to keep from going totally insane, you know? I mean, literally. And people think, well, I'd rather be in the hole. No, you wouldn't, because that's where you go crazy.

you kind of like institutionalize yourself to this is my world. While, you know, this is it. And so you start acquiring everything it takes to make you comfortable, you know, and as comfortable as you can. It's a, It's the only way to keep from going totally insane, you know? I mean, literally. And people think, well, I'd rather be in the hole. No, you wouldn't, because that's where you go crazy.

you kind of like institutionalize yourself to this is my world. While, you know, this is it. And so you start acquiring everything it takes to make you comfortable, you know, and as comfortable as you can. It's a, It's the only way to keep from going totally insane, you know? I mean, literally. And people think, well, I'd rather be in the hole. No, you wouldn't, because that's where you go crazy.

You know, there's nobody there, nobody to talk to, nobody. You're just there all by yourself. You learn, you adapt. I used to do the Wizard of Oz. I used to act the whole time. Give me those shoes, Dorothy! You know, the whole... The Wizard of Oz? The whole thing. Really? Yeah. Wait, where did that... Were you a big Wizard of Oz fan? We are the Munchkin kids.

You know, there's nobody there, nobody to talk to, nobody. You're just there all by yourself. You learn, you adapt. I used to do the Wizard of Oz. I used to act the whole time. Give me those shoes, Dorothy! You know, the whole... The Wizard of Oz? The whole thing. Really? Yeah. Wait, where did that... Were you a big Wizard of Oz fan? We are the Munchkin kids.

You know, there's nobody there, nobody to talk to, nobody. You're just there all by yourself. You learn, you adapt. I used to do the Wizard of Oz. I used to act the whole time. Give me those shoes, Dorothy! You know, the whole... The Wizard of Oz? The whole thing. Really? Yeah. Wait, where did that... Were you a big Wizard of Oz fan? We are the Munchkin kids.

I used to do the Hunchback of Notre Dame, the old one. She gave me water. Imagine if you're a guard in San Quentin and he's going, what the... Is someone in there with him? Guards... Guards would walk by and I'd scream, did you kill my sister? Because of the Wizard of Oz. It was like I had trails going nuts. But you make yourself kind of go crazy so the environment can't make you crazy.

I used to do the Hunchback of Notre Dame, the old one. She gave me water. Imagine if you're a guard in San Quentin and he's going, what the... Is someone in there with him? Guards... Guards would walk by and I'd scream, did you kill my sister? Because of the Wizard of Oz. It was like I had trails going nuts. But you make yourself kind of go crazy so the environment can't make you crazy.

I used to do the Hunchback of Notre Dame, the old one. She gave me water. Imagine if you're a guard in San Quentin and he's going, what the... Is someone in there with him? Guards... Guards would walk by and I'd scream, did you kill my sister? Because of the Wizard of Oz. It was like I had trails going nuts. But you make yourself kind of go crazy so the environment can't make you crazy.

You understand? It's like I'm doing this.

You understand? It's like I'm doing this.

You understand? It's like I'm doing this.

Holy shit. And so that's, man, I did that for months. Yeah. And I play a great Henry Lawton. She gave me water. You know? How were you the first time you went to prison? Oh, God. You don't go to prison. It's like in order to acclimate, you start off in juvenile hall. You're in juvenile hall and from juvenile hall, you maybe go to a camp or something.

Holy shit. And so that's, man, I did that for months. Yeah. And I play a great Henry Lawton. She gave me water. You know? How were you the first time you went to prison? Oh, God. You don't go to prison. It's like in order to acclimate, you start off in juvenile hall. You're in juvenile hall and from juvenile hall, you maybe go to a camp or something.

Holy shit. And so that's, man, I did that for months. Yeah. And I play a great Henry Lawton. She gave me water. You know? How were you the first time you went to prison? Oh, God. You don't go to prison. It's like in order to acclimate, you start off in juvenile hall. You're in juvenile hall and from juvenile hall, you maybe go to a camp or something.