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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. "
Dwayne Johnson
Good
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Daily
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" I'm always asked, 'What's the secret to success?' But there are no secrets. Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room. "
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" It is no surprise that animation is Hollywood's most successful and innovative genre. "
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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 learned a long time ago how to be coachable. "
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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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" Ain't nothing like a good cry. "
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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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" I've been fortunate to have had the life I had prior to Hollywood. I wasn't starving; I was going to eat the next day. "
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" It's the philosophies of being an athlete that carry me today. "
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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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" When I was 8, I thought I was Harrison Ford, Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Elvis, and Chuck Norris all at once. "
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" I have good friends who are politicians on both sides. "
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" Before ever meeting Priyanka Chopra, I had heard her name coming out of Bollywood and was impressed: she was beautiful, talented, had made nearly 50 movies, earned multiple awards - a massive star. "
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" I found that with depression, one of the most important things you could realise is that you're not alone. "
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" My reputation precedes me now. "
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" I was a bit challenged when I was younger to stay on the right path. "
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" I've always loved the idea of playing Black Adam. "
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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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" When I was a kid, I loved Elvis, and Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. But I had no connection to Hollywood - and being a movie star was such a far-fetched idea, growing up in Hawaii. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" Wrestling is intimate. You can reach out and touch the wrestlers. "
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" I plan on taking athletics as far as I can. "
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" 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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" 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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" I've learned never to say never. "
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