Dwayne Johnson Quotes
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I was raised by strong women, and that DNA is in my daughter and wife.
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When I was 8 years old, I saw 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' in Charlotte, North Carolina. I walked out of there and was so inspired. I loved the movie, and I knew I wanted to be that guy.
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I can hold my own when it comes to burping. I've got a good feeling that I could win a championship.
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When he speaks to you he speaks with an earnest vibe and an earnest energy.
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In wrestling, there's a shelf life, and some wrestlers don't pay attention to the shelf life.
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I grew up where, when a door closed, a window didn't open. The only thing I had was cracks. I'd do everything to get through those cracks - scratch, claw, bite, push, bleed. Now the opportunity is here. The door is wide open, and it's as big as a garage.
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My parents were dealing with evictions and repossessions and electricity getting shut off, and I just realized that I had to get it together.
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In the '60s and '70s and early '80s, the trainers would grind you, and eventually they would break something - they would break an ankle in ways that it would heal. It was just the way of the business, to ensure that you learned respect for wrestling.
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I like the idea of working in different genres and transcending genres and hopefully finding success, and ultimately make movies people like.
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I used to get into a lot of fights.
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The Rock: And I quote: You know your damn role and Shut Your Damn Mouth!
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I am not The Rock. I am Dwayne Johnson.
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For me it came from the material. It was so well written and brought the opportunity to work with great actors. And of course the opportunity to 'mince about' was an added element that I wanted to take advantage of!
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The Revlon Run/Walk effort to focus on women's cancer has my wholehearted support and gratitude.
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If you ever see The Rock working out in the gym, don't think you can just go up and disturb his workout and expect him to take a picture. He's there to work, so kindly just pass the silverback on by or he'll rip your face off.
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I'd love to do a musical. I've been known to have a good step or two. I'm half Samoan, you know, and part of our culture is singing and dancing daily.
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Come on, you can't name a truck after a chick.
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I think that always makes it fun, trying to create a heroic character and putting your own twist on it and injecting your own personality into it.
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But being on location and shooting, whether its in Puerto Rico or Atlanta, it always reminds me of how really cool my job can be. Interacting with the fans is one of the best parts of it.
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Working out anchors my day.
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I was fortunate and I was lucky that I had a couple of people in my life who cared about me. I had good, loving parents.
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I'll never, ever be full. I'll always be hungry. Obviously, I'm not talking about food. Growing up, I had nothing for such a long time. Someone told me a long time ago, and I've never forgotten it, 'Once you've ever been hungry, really, really hungry, then you'll never, ever be full.'
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If you tell me there's something I can't do, I'll want to do it even more. Especially when it comes to entertaining.
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The sexiest thing that a woman can do, wear, and say all fall under one word to me: subtlety. To be subtle in the things that she does and the things she says and the things she wears - I appreciate the details.