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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. "
Dwayne Johnson
Hard
Work
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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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" 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. "
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" 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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" 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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" I love Steve Carell. "
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" 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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" 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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" When you have something as unique and special as the 'Fast & Furious' franchise, you want to create an experience for the fans that they can only feel and experience at Universal Parks. "
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" I love WWE, and I love that platform. There is no other platform in the world that gives me that instant gratification. There is just no other platform. "
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" I was a good football player, and I had a chance to play with some great players. "
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Had
" If I love you, I show you I love you every day. Little things, big things. "
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Love
Day
" I would never win an award for not loving pizza. "
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Pizza
" In Hollywood, a lot of times when something is in development, it just takes a lot of time. "
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Time
Development
Hollywood
" 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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" I started in action, and then I went to comedy school. "
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Started
School
Comedy
" I love making people laugh and feel good, and that's awesome and special for me to be able to do that, but there really is nothing like kicking ass whether it's on a major scale, or whether it's in more of a dramatic fashion. Being physical and taking care of business the old-fashioned way is something that I love doing. "
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Good
Business
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" I like the idea of making a big, fun, adventure type of movie. "
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Like
Adventure
Big
" 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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Work
Me
Want
" Football changed my life and it gave me a platform to get out my aggression and it gave me a sense of value. "
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Out
Value
My Life
" 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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My Own
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Own
" When I was ten, I won the horseshoe-throwing contest at summer camp. I was also the Wiffle ball champion in my town. "
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Ball
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Summer
" Ain't nothing like a good cry. "
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Cry
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" My grandfather was one of the very, very first, if not the first, Samoan wrestlers to become known on a worldwide basis. "
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Very
" When he speaks to you he speaks with an earnest vibe and an earnest energy. "
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" It took Simone a long time to understand why people want Daddy's autograph. I'd tell her, and my wife would tell her, too, 'People see Daddy in the movies, and they are excited to meet him.' But she couldn't really grasp it. "
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" I liked his ability to deal with a lot of the negativity that surrounded him. Even though he was in a world that he didn't want to be in, he still saw the bigger picture. "
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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. "
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" As a father, safety is always a top of mind issue for me. "
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Safety
" Maybe I'll give Broadway a try. But you know what would be great? Hosting the Oscars. I promise you, that would be a show no one forgot. "
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Broadway
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