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" For 'Hercules,' I went for the demigod look: big and mean. When you're playing a character like the son of Zeus, you only get one shot. "
Dwayne Johnson
Character
Son
You
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" Life is anything but predictable. "
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" I knew early on that I wanted to entertain in some form. And I knew I would work as hard as anyone to do it. "
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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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" Attitude and enthusiasm play a big part in my life. I get excited about the things that inspire me. I also believe in laughing and having a good time. "
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" Every once in a while I get the highly inappropriate proposal which is like, 'Wow, Really! You don't even know me and I don't know you at all, and you want that to happen? Tonight? Ok, I get off work at 7.30.' "
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Me
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" I played with two lines of action figures when I was a kid: G.I. Joe and Star Wars. "
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Two
Star Wars
" Wrestling was like stand-up comedy for me. Every night I had a live audience of 25,000 people to win over. My goal was never to be the loudest or the craziest. It was to be the most entertaining. "
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Me
People
" It's the philosophies of being an athlete that carry me today. "
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" The men I idolized built their bodies and became somebody - like Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger - and I thought, 'That can be me.' So I started working out. The funny thing is I didn't realize back then that I was having a defining moment. "
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Moment
Thought
Men
" I never wanted to stay in one genre; I never wanted to be pigeon-holed or defined as the actor who only worked in one genre. I want to be able to work in all different genres. For me it's fun, and that's how I grow as an actor. "
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Want
" We all live with cancer, whether it is present in ourselves or affects someone we love. "
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Cancer
Live
Love
" Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come. "
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Work
Hard Work
Greatness
" I can eat two large pizzas and a tray of brownies in one sitting. I'm not sharing that. We can get another one, but I ain't sharing. "
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Two
Sharing
I Can
" When a family film is done well, there's a character that every member of the audience can relate to. I want to be one of those guys. "
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Done
Character
Audience
" When he speaks to you he speaks with an earnest vibe and an earnest energy. "
Dwayne Johnson
Speaks
He
Energy
" I love the 3D revolution. I love the technology today that continues to push the envelope, continues break the new ground, and continues to raise the bar. "
Dwayne Johnson
Revolution
Technology
Today
" When I say I'm going to take care of a woman, I don't just mean physically or sexually or romantically. I'm going to take care of her emotionally and spiritually. I'm going to take care of her in all ways. I take a lot of pride in that today. "
Dwayne Johnson
Woman
Take Care
Pride
" The one thing that I keep learning over and over again is that I don't know nothing. I mean, that's my life lesson. "
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Know
Learning
Lesson
" I was a bit challenged when I was younger to stay on the right path. "
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Right Path
Path
Right
" I think there are a number of things that you can do to encourage your kids' dreams, but I do believe in speaking by experience of having a lot of help along the way, stumbling in the past. We've all stumbled, and we certainly all deserve to get up and walk again. "
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Walk
Think
Past
" Working out anchors my day. "
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Working
Anchors
Day
" 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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Mind
Me
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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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Rock
Think
Work
" My goal was never to be the loudest or the craziest. It was to be the most entertaining. "
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Never
Entertaining
Goal
" Mickey Rourke's character in 'The Wrestler' - that was my dad, that was my uncles, that was so many members of my family. It was the only thing they knew. And then they would end up wrestling for a hundred bucks, go to autograph signings for two hundred bucks. "
Dwayne Johnson
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Family
Wrestling
" Check your ego at the door. The ego can be the great success inhibitor. It can kill opportunities, and it can kill success. "
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Door
Opportunities
Great
" 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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Electricity
Parents
Together
" If you check your ego at the door when it comes to comedy, you've got a pretty good shot at making a great movie that you can commit yourself to, you can jump off the proverbial cliff with, and have a great time, and the audiences respond to that. "
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Yourself
Door
Ego
" I found that with depression, one of the most important things you could realise is that you're not alone. "
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Alone
Important
You
" I break ground. I trailblaze. "
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