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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 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. "

" Not only do I think being nice and kind is easy but being kind, in my opinion, is important. "

" 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. "

" I would never win an award for not loving pizza. "

" You've got to keep your finger on the pulse of what your audience is thinking, and know what they'll accept from you. "

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

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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. "

" The only film I've enjoyed starring a wrestler was Mickey Rourke in 'The Wrestler.' "

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

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" I was a bit challenged when I was younger to stay on the right path. "

" My grandfather was one of the very, very first, if not the first, Samoan wrestlers to become known on a worldwide basis. "

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

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" Around every corner, always protect the engine that powers you. "

" 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. "

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" I break ground. I trailblaze. "

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" The successful men I admired all built their bodies. "

" 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. "

" The single most powerful thing I can be is to be myself. "

" 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. "

" I know Gov. Christie. We've met a couple of times. "

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" 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. "

" Part of my daily regime is my glucosamine and, of course, a multitude of multivitamins. Branched-chain amino acids, glutamine, of course protein. I have one protein shake a day, and that is immediately after my training. "

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

" I'll be honest: I haven't ruled politics out. "

" I've learned never to say never. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "