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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. "
Dwayne Johnson
Done
Character
Audience
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" I want to be a man who is truthful and who won't let pride get in the way of my ripping myself open to my partner and saying, 'Here I am. This is me.' I feel there's something powerful when a man reaches a point in his life when he can be completely vulnerable. "
Dwayne Johnson
Myself
I Am
Life
" 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. "
Dwayne Johnson
You
Family
Old
" 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
" I break ground. I trailblaze. "
Dwayne Johnson
Break
Ground
" I think there are a number of things that you can do to encourage your kids' dreams, but I do believe in speaking by experience of having a lot of help along the way, stumbling in the past. We've all stumbled, and we certainly all deserve to get up and walk again. "
Dwayne Johnson
Walk
Think
Past
" Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come. "
Dwayne Johnson
Work
Hard Work
Greatness
" The successful men I admired all built their bodies. "
Dwayne Johnson
Bodies
Admired
Men
" I was born to play Hercules. I have loved and honored the mythology over the years - since I was a kid. When I first broke into Hollywood, 'Hercules' was one of the movies that I - not chased, because I didn't have the power to chase anything - but always had in the back of my mind. "
Dwayne Johnson
Mind
Loved
Play
" 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. "
Dwayne Johnson
Daily
Love
Good
" 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. "
Dwayne Johnson
Meeting
Name
She
" 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. "
Dwayne Johnson
Character
Family
Wrestling
" But I do believe that there's going to be a time where all movies are going to be made in 3D and it's just going to be a given, and that is going to be an exciting time. "
Dwayne Johnson
Made
Movies
Time
" I've learned never to say never. "
Dwayne Johnson
Never
Say
Learned
" As we all know, sequels can be tricky. "
Dwayne Johnson
Know
Tricky
Sequels
" 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. "
Dwayne Johnson
Singing
Me
Losing
" I don't race cars. "
Dwayne Johnson
Race
Race Cars
" In Hollywood, a lot of times when something is in development, it just takes a lot of time. "
Dwayne Johnson
Time
Development
Hollywood
" I enjoyed working with Stephen Merchant. He was wonderful. I've been such a big fan of his acting. "
Dwayne Johnson
He
Wonderful
Working
" 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. "
Dwayne Johnson
Puerto Rico
Job
Cool
" 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
Early
" If you tell me there's something I can't do, I'll want to do it even more. Especially when it comes to entertaining. "
Dwayne Johnson
Me
You
Want
" 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. "
Dwayne Johnson
Great
Broadway
Show
" I'll never, ever be full. I'll always be hungry. Obviously, I'm not talking about food. Growing up, I had nothing for such a long time. Someone told me a long time ago, and I've never forgotten it, 'Once you've ever been hungry, really, really hungry, then you'll never, ever be full.' "
Dwayne Johnson
Me
Growing Up
Long
" By the time I was 23 years old, I had multiple arrests. "
Dwayne Johnson
Years
Old
Multiple
" 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. "
Dwayne Johnson
World
Love
Just
" I have an immense amount of respect for acting. I've always loved movies and was always fascinated by movie-making. But to become an actor, I wanted to commit myself. "
Dwayne Johnson
Respect
Movies
Loved
" 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
" 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. "
Dwayne Johnson
Early
Grind
Respect
" 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. "
Dwayne Johnson
Rock
Think
Work
" What I like to do is get the family in the pick-up truck... and then we just go for a drive. That's it! "
Dwayne Johnson
Drive
Family
Go