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" 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
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North Carolina
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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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" I've always loved the idea of playing Black Adam. "
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" I love the 3D revolution. I love the technology today that continues to push the envelope, continues break the new ground, and continues to raise the bar. "
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" By the time I was 23 years old, I had multiple arrests. "
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" I can eat two large pizzas and a tray of brownies in one sitting. I'm not sharing that. We can get another one, but I ain't sharing. "
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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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" I played with two lines of action figures when I was a kid: G.I. Joe and Star Wars. "
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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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" 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. "
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" I was fortunate and I was lucky that I had a couple of people in my life who cared about me. I had good, loving parents. "
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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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" Wrestling was like stand-up comedy for me. "
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" I love Steve Carell. "
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" I've learned never to say never. "
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Say
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" 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. "
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" 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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Life
Success
" Life is anything but predictable. "
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Anything
Predictable
Life
" I'll be honest: I haven't ruled politics out. "
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Out
Honest
" 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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" I'm a passionate, hardcore fisherman. Biggest fish I caught? A 200-pound tarpon. "
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Passionate
Fisherman
Caught
" Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come. "
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Hard Work
Greatness
" 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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Thought
Ford
" The sexiest thing that a woman can do, wear, and say all fall under one word to me: subtlety. To be subtle in the things that she does and the things she says and the things she wears - I appreciate the details. "
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" My genetic make-up is one of physicality. I'm a visceral guy. "
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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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" I was raised by strong women, and that DNA is in my daughter and wife. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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