I am a refugee: my parents fled Chile under Pinochet in 1976 when I was 9 months old, and my parents were able to start from nothing and make lives for themselves in the United States. Pedro Pascal More Quotes by Pedro Pascal More Quotes From Pedro Pascal I never had an imaginary friend, just imaginary circumstances. I was so into the Indiana Jones movies and I would constantly reenact circumstances. I broke my left arm three times, two of which were me trying to be Indiana Jones. Pedro Pascal three trying two The fascinating thing about Game of Thrones is that none of the badasses are just badasses, and none of the wimps are just wimps. A coward will surprise you with courage, and a very powerful person will blindside you with weakness, and the most evil person is capable of the most compassionate moment. Pedro Pascal badass powerful games I think a person can learn. Basically, I think anything is possible. Pedro Pascal anything-is-possible persons thinking You can't predict what's gonna happen, you can't predict if people are going to participate, you can't predict if there'll be interference. Pedro Pascal interference happens people There's so much more to Colombia than drug trafficking, you have no idea. They're a bit worn out by the association. Pedro Pascal drug association ideas My family is Chilean, and I was born there. By the time I was four, we were living in San Antonio, Texas, and I just remember picking a blue bonnet and getting yelled at by some guy with a sheriff hat and a badge. I was traumatized. He told me it was the state flower, and I wasn't supposed to be messin' with it. Pedro Pascal me family flower time I'm not dangerous, but I have a sharp nose. I will probably be playing bad guys forever because of my face. Pedro Pascal face will bad dangerous The only thing that being killed off on 'Graceland' helped me with on 'Game of Thrones' is that it made me available to actually do the job. Pedro Pascal job game being me I am such a 'True Detective' fan. I was anticipating it each Sunday as it came. I'm kind of a sci-fi fan. I was really hooked on the 'Battlestar Galactica' series. I think I owned every box set of 'Battlestar Galactica.' I also really love 'Bob's Burgers.' Pedro Pascal i-am think sunday love I have really fond memories of Texas. By the time I was eight, we started to go back to Chile very regularly, and many family members came to visit us because we couldn't go visit them. Pedro Pascal go family time memories I just went to your typical public schools, and my dad would take us to the movies every week, or he'd buy scalped tickets to San Antonio Spurs games. I remember I was four or five years old and my parents, who were very young, took us to see The Police in Austin, and Iggy Pop opened. Pedro Pascal parents police dad remember The acting training in school was great, but it was mostly fun being young and in New York. Because my upbringing was so transient, New York ended up being my home. I've been living in New York longer than I have anywhere else in my life. Pedro Pascal my-life great home life I have the cliche 'struggling actor' story. I was waiting tables in New York, went out to L.A. soon after graduation to get some jobs, but it didn't work out. I wanted to cut my teeth in professional theater, so I came back to New York. It made my journey a longer one, but I really wanted to excel in the theater. Pedro Pascal journey waiting work graduation Steven Spielberg's name was all over 'Poltergeist,' and 'E.T.' was out the same year, which every single parent took their child to. So despite 'Poltergeist' being a horror movie, I convinced my parents to let me see it. It was terrifying. I guess this says a lot about me as a six-year-old, because I loved it. Pedro Pascal parents child me parent When I was in middle school, we had moved from Texas to Orange County. I didn't fit in, and it was pretty lonely. Pedro Pascal pretty orange lonely school 'Buffy' was one of the first jobs that I got. I was so excited to be on it, mostly because people in my life that I respected so much, my best friends and my sister, were obsessed with the show. Obsessed with it. Pedro Pascal my-life best life people My parents took us to a lot of concerts. We started asking for tickets for birthdays. My sister asked to go to Madonna's 'Like A Virgin' tour. I went too. I loved it! Pedro Pascal loved parents go sister I'd asked for things like the 'Footloose' soundtrack and Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' for my birthdays, but I remember walking what felt like miles to this cassette shop called The Warehouse to buy Paul Simon's 'Graceland,' U2's 'Joshua Tree' and a Roberta Flack album. I had pretty good taste. Pedro Pascal good walking tree remember I hate karaoke. I don't want to sing karaoke, and I don't want to listen to people sing karaoke. Pedro Pascal listen hate want people When I moved to New York in '93, we'd go dancing a lot. That's what kept us in shape, I think. Pedro Pascal new go think new-york
