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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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" 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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Ball

Champion

Summer

" I never wanted to stay in one genre; I never wanted to be pigeon-holed or defined as the actor who only worked in one genre. I want to be able to work in all different genres. For me it's fun, and that's how I grow as an actor. "

Dwayne Johnson

Never

Want

" 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. "

" When you have something as unique and special as the 'Fast & Furious' franchise, you want to create an experience for the fans that they can only feel and experience at Universal Parks. "

" I have good friends who are politicians on both sides. "

" I like to use the hard times in the past to motivate me today. "

Dwayne Johnson

Hard

" 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. "

" I love making people laugh and feel good, and that's awesome and special for me to be able to do that, but there really is nothing like kicking ass whether it's on a major scale, or whether it's in more of a dramatic fashion. Being physical and taking care of business the old-fashioned way is something that I love doing. "

" For different roles, my condition and training and diet does alter. Depending on the role, it will really dictate the type of training I do. "

" My philosophy is, it's always very rewarding when you can make an audience laugh. I don't mind making fun of myself. I like self-deprecating comedy. But I'd like you to laugh with me occasionally, too. "

Dwayne Johnson

Mind

Laugh

" The one thing I couldn't identify with was the blue cowboy outfit he put on. "

" I don't race cars. "

Dwayne Johnson

Race

Race Cars

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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

Finding

" Come on, you can't name a truck after a chick. "

" 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. "

" I absolutely believed when I was young because the Tooth Fairy was always good to me. The Tooth Fairy generally left me a dollar or two dollars and, as a kid, that was a lot of money. "

Dwayne Johnson

Money

Kid

" 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. "

" I like the idea of making a big, fun, adventure type of movie. "

Dwayne Johnson

Adventure

Big

" By the time I was 23 years old, I had multiple arrests. "

" I've always loved the idea of playing Black Adam. "

" 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. "

" Because of my wrestling background, nothing a director can throw at me on a set can faze me. "

Dwayne Johnson

Wrestling

Director

" 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.' "

Dwayne Johnson

Work

Want

" I'm very low-key. I don't really blend in, so it's difficult to go out in public. I like to do things that are kind of quiet, whether it's a dinner at my house or a restaurant, or a movie night at home. "

" I used to get into a lot of fights. "

" 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. "

" I don't have a need for speed. I'm not that guy. "

" If I love you, I show you I love you every day. Little things, big things. "