Joe Penny

Professions :

Actor

I guess being a hunk is a lot better than being a chunk.

guess than better being

I never had any formal voice training, but it's something I always wanted to do. 'So I negotiated a deal with a recording studio after I gathered enough material for a record. I put a group together and just went ahead and did it. What the hell.

hell training voice together

I was once described as being mediumly handsome, and that's a right-on analysis for me.

being me handsome analysis

You get used to that work mode, get used to always doing something.

doing you always work

I was surrounded by a lot of people not doing what they wanted to do.

surrounded doing wanted people

We all are so serious when we are younger.

younger serious

My mother always wanted a boy. My father never did.

boy never mother father

I save my money, brother. I don't spend what I don't make.

save make money brother

I grew up very fast. I was always hanging around with older kids.

fast hanging up always

I think you could turn on any channel and see a sexy guy, depending on your barometer of what sexy is.

your think you sexy

I definitely want to go the route of feature films.

route definitely go want

With films, you are not so much on a schedule. TV is all about scheduling.

schedule tv about you

Most of the time I play heroes, guys who don't have an edge.

edge heroes play time

There are a lot of actors out there who don't have an arena to present their stuff.

present out who stuff

If you've got a shot at having some 30 million people give you thumbs up or thumbs down every week, you take it.

down some you people

I'm one of those workaholics, the kind of guy who may drop with a cardiac arrest around 55.

who guy kind may

I've been building a future for myself outside of acting.

myself future building acting

I'm not changing because I'm part of a hit. People around me have changed in their attitude toward me, but I haven't changed. And I won't.

because me attitude people

The day I came in and found another actor's name on my dressing room door, and my stuff out in the hall, that was the day I learned my lesson.

lesson door name day

I really have to pace myself. I work about 75 hours a week.

about myself week work

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