Dwayne Johnson Quotes
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That's a traditional Samoan dance. I was lucky that I was able to fly my cousins, who are professional dancers, up from Hawaii and they were able to be in the movie with me. We had a great time.
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My reputation precedes me now.
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I absolutely believed when I was young because the Tooth Fairy was always good to me. The Tooth Fairy generally left me a dollar or two dollars and, as a kid, that was a lot of money.
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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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The Revlon Run/Walk effort to focus on women's cancer has my wholehearted support and gratitude.
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When he speaks to you he speaks with an earnest vibe and an earnest energy.
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My philosophy is, it's always very rewarding when you can make an audience laugh. I don't mind making fun of myself. I like self-deprecating comedy. But I'd like you to laugh with me occasionally, too.
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I used to get into a lot of fights.
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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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In wrestling, there's a shelf life, and some wrestlers don't pay attention to the shelf life.
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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 I was 8, I thought I was Harrison Ford, Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Elvis, and Chuck Norris all at once.
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Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.
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I was born to play Hercules. I have loved and honored the mythology over the years - since I was a kid. When I first broke into Hollywood, 'Hercules' was one of the movies that I - not chased, because I didn't have the power to chase anything - but always had in the back of my mind.
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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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Not only do I think being nice and kind is easy but being kind, in my opinion, is important.
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With drive and a bit of talent, you can move mountains. I know. I've done it.
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You've got to keep your finger on the pulse of what your audience is thinking, and know what they'll accept from you.
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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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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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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 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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My parents were dealing with evictions and repossessions and electricity getting shut off, and I just realized that I had to get it together.