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" I'm a passionate, hardcore fisherman. Biggest fish I caught? A 200-pound tarpon. "
Dwayne Johnson
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" Barack Obama did tell me that I was one of Michelle Obama's favorite actors. "
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" There are definitely people who disagree with certain creative decisions you make. Pleasing everyone is pretty hard. "
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" 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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" I was brought up as an only child, and we were very close. But when I was 14, we got evicted. We came home to a padlock, and I looked up at my mom and she was crying, and there was nothing to do. "
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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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" When I was a kid at four years old, that's when I started amateur wrestling with my dad and family. And when that's instilled in you, it never goes away. "
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" The goal for me is always to have the opportunity to work in different genres. This is a great and exciting time in my career, where I can have the opportunity to work in different genres, and also I recognize there's not a lot of actors who have that opportunity and I'm grateful for it. "
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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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" I know Gov. Christie. We've met a couple of times. "
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" 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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" 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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" 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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" I knew credibility would come only in time and through earnest performances. "
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" You don't sign up for a divorce when you get married. It's very painful. But it's taught me a great deal about myself. "
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" There's this lingering philosophy that movie stars shouldn't do TV. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" For me, training is my meditation, my yoga, hiking, biking all rolled into one. Wake up early in the morning, generally around 4 o'clock, and I'll do my cardio on an empty stomach. Stretch, have a big breakfast, and then I'll go train. "
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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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" Working out anchors my day. "
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" Some of the kids in school used to call my father a fake or a phony. That kind of thing brought on a few fights. "
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