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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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" Barack Obama did tell me that I was one of Michelle Obama's favorite actors. "

" I played with two lines of action figures when I was a kid: G.I. Joe and Star Wars. "

" 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. "

" 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'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. "

" I'll be honest: I haven't ruled politics out. "

" When I was a kid, I never thought much about football. I thought about following in my family's footsteps and going into professional wrestling. "

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" With action films, it's great if it's not just driven by action, but by a good story and interesting characters, as well. Though, there's nothin' like kicking butt! "

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" I've always loved the showmanship of professional wrestling. While I love making movies, I love that platform, too. "

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" If I love you, I show you I love you every day. Little things, big things. "

" By the time I was 23 years old, I had multiple arrests. "

" 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. "

" My parents weren't actors or studio executives. "

" I knew credibility would come only in time and through earnest performances. "

" 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. "

" I've learned never to say never. "

" If I want to be called 'The Rock,' I'll be called 'The Rock.' If I want to go back to wrestling, I'll go back to wrestling. "

" My reputation precedes me now. "

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" Yeah, I was a delinquent. It was when I was in the ninth grade. I was doing stupid stuff, and the cops came into the class. I was humiliated more than anything. "

" With all the... success that I've been lucky enough to get? That doesn't happen unless the home life is solid. "

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" The Revlon Run/Walk effort to focus on women's cancer has my wholehearted support and gratitude. "