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" In Hollywood, a lot of times when something is in development, it just takes a lot of time. "
Dwayne Johnson
Time
Development
Hollywood
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" Wrestling was like stand-up comedy for me. "
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" I didn't have to win, and winning wasn't important to me. Being world champion wasn't important to me. What was important to me was entertaining the audience, and whether that meant winning, losing, singing, or whatever it was on the live show we were doing every week, which was awesome, I was game for it. "
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Live
Winning
" As a father, safety is always a top of mind issue for me. "
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Mind
Me
Safety
" What was important to me was entertaining the audience, and whether that meant winning, losing, singing, or whatever it was on the live show we were doing every week, which was awesome, I was game for it. "
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Singing
Me
Losing
" I've learned never to say never. "
Dwayne Johnson
Never
Say
Learned
" The one thing I couldn't identify with was the blue cowboy outfit he put on. "
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One Thing
Outfit
Put
" 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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Kids
Used
Fake
" 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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Son
You
" My mom cleaned toilets for a long time, and she'd seen a lot of terrible things, but she was still the strength of our family. And there are women like that all across the country - all around the world - who show that type of fortitude. "
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Time
Family
Long
" There's this lingering philosophy that movie stars shouldn't do TV. "
Dwayne Johnson
Philosophy
Lingering
TV
" 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. "
Dwayne Johnson
Old
Years
North Carolina
" I like the idea of making a big, fun, adventure type of movie. "
Dwayne Johnson
Like
Adventure
Big
" My grandfather was one of the very, very first, if not the first, Samoan wrestlers to become known on a worldwide basis. "
Dwayne Johnson
Become
First
Very
" It's the philosophies of being an athlete that carry me today. "
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Me
Athlete
Carry
" The Revlon Run/Walk effort to focus on women's cancer has my wholehearted support and gratitude. "
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Support
Gratitude
Effort
" When he speaks to you he speaks with an earnest vibe and an earnest energy. "
Dwayne Johnson
Speaks
He
Energy
" 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. "
Dwayne Johnson
Thought
Family
Football
" I like the idea of working in different genres and transcending genres and hopefully finding success, and ultimately make movies people like. "
Dwayne Johnson
Success
Like
Finding
" If I had to describe myself to an alien I'd say I was bigger than the average human, enjoy a drink or two with a good meal and have a bigger head than most. I'd also say I'm really handsome - especially if they were a female alien. "
Dwayne Johnson
Enjoy
Alien
Myself
" 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! "
Dwayne Johnson
Great
Me
Opportunity
" I like to use the hard times in the past to motivate me today. "
Dwayne Johnson
Me
Like
Hard
" I'll be honest: I haven't ruled politics out. "
Dwayne Johnson
Politics
Out
Honest
" 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. "
Dwayne Johnson
Anything
Class
Doing
" WWE is a space where I thrived, and I loved, and I still do. I love connecting with an audience; that is the greatest thing about going back to WWE. "
Dwayne Johnson
Audience
Loved
Love
" 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. "
Dwayne Johnson
Great
Work
Grateful
" Life is anything but predictable. "
Dwayne Johnson
Anything
Predictable
Life
" 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. "
Dwayne Johnson
Wife
Long
Movies
" I can't deny that the thought of being governor, the thought of being president, is alluring. And beyond that, it would be an opportunity to make a real impact on people's lives on a global scale. But there are a lot of other things I want to do first. "
Dwayne Johnson
Impact
People
Opportunity
" I've always loved the showmanship of professional wrestling. While I love making movies, I love that platform, too. "
Dwayne Johnson
Too
Love
Loved
" I knew credibility would come only in time and through earnest performances. "
Dwayne Johnson
Through
Time
Only