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" With action films, it's great if it's not just driven by action, but by a good story and interesting characters, as well. Though, there's nothin' like kicking butt! "

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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. "

Dwayne Johnson

Two

Sharing

I Can

" Playing big, heroic characters with heart is always a lot of fun. I enjoy making movies like that, and a lot of people love to live vicariously through those characters. "

" It's the philosophies of being an athlete that carry me today. "

Dwayne Johnson

Athlete

Carry

" With drive and a bit of talent, you can move mountains. I know. I've done it. "

" 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. "

" Ain't nothing like a good cry. "

" 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. "

Dwayne Johnson

Going

Life

" 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

Growing Up

Long

" When I was ten, I won the horseshoe-throwing contest at summer camp. I was also the Wiffle ball champion in my town. "

" 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. "

" My genetic make-up is one of physicality. I'm a visceral guy. "

" I enjoyed working with Stephen Merchant. He was wonderful. I've been such a big fan of his acting. "

Dwayne Johnson

Wonderful

Working

" I was brought up as an only child, and we were very close. But when I was 14, we got evicted. We came home to a padlock, and I looked up at my mom and she was crying, and there was nothing to do. "

" 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

Losing

" I learned a long time ago how to be coachable. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" With all the... success that I've been lucky enough to get? That doesn't happen unless the home life is solid. "

" My freshman and sophomore years in high school, I spent a lot of time trying to get back on the right track. I was arrested multiple times by the time I was 16, so I had a little harder time trying to adjust like a lot of us do in high school. "

" I liked his ability to deal with a lot of the negativity that surrounded him. Even though he was in a world that he didn't want to be in, he still saw the bigger picture. "

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

" The men I idolized built their bodies and became somebody - like Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger - and I thought, 'That can be me.' So I started working out. The funny thing is I didn't realize back then that I was having a defining moment. "

" I want someone who can trust that my big hands are going to take care of them. "

" 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. "

Dwayne Johnson

Great

Painful

" That's a traditional Samoan dance. I was lucky that I was able to fly my cousins, who are professional dancers, up from Hawaii and they were able to be in the movie with me. We had a great time. "

" There are definitely people who disagree with certain creative decisions you make. Pleasing everyone is pretty hard. "

" I was a good football player, and I had a chance to play with some great players. "

" Check your ego at the door. The ego can be the great success inhibitor. It can kill opportunities, and it can kill success. "

" 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

" 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. "