There's this lingering philosophy that movie stars shouldn't do TV.
— Dwayne Johnson
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.
If I want to be called 'The Rock,' I'll be called 'The Rock.' If I want to go back to wrestling, I'll go back to wrestling.
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.
I'll be honest: I haven't ruled politics out.
When I was a kid, I never thought much about football. I thought about following in my family's footsteps and going into professional wrestling.
I would never win an award for not loving pizza.
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.
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.
Ain't nothing like a good cry.
I know Gov. Christie. We've met a couple of times.
Check your ego at the door. The ego can be the great success inhibitor. It can kill opportunities, and it can kill success.
Working out anchors my day.
'Be Cool' was a defining movie for me.
Yeah, I was a delinquent. It was when I was in the ninth grade. I was doing stupid stuff, and the cops came into the class. I was humiliated more than anything.
Wrestling is intimate. You can reach out and touch the wrestlers.
When I was 8, I thought I was Harrison Ford, Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Elvis, and Chuck Norris all at once.
I break ground. I trailblaze.
Around every corner, always protect the engine that powers you.
The successful men I admired all built their bodies.
I played with two lines of action figures when I was a kid: G.I. Joe and Star Wars.
It is no surprise that animation is Hollywood's most successful and innovative genre.
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.
When I was ten, I won the horseshoe-throwing contest at summer camp. I was also the Wiffle ball champion in my town.
In wrestling, there's a shelf life, and some wrestlers don't pay attention to the shelf life.
I enjoyed working with Stephen Merchant. He was wonderful. I've been such a big fan of his acting.
I've learned never to say never.
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.
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!
For 'Hercules,' I went for the demigod look: big and mean. When you're playing a character like the son of Zeus, you only get one shot.
My grandfather was one of the very, very first, if not the first, Samoan wrestlers to become known on a worldwide basis.
I used to get into a lot of fights.
The Revlon Run/Walk effort to focus on women's cancer has my wholehearted support and gratitude.
As an athlete, you'd better laugh at yourself when you slip in the mud.
I was a good football player, and I had a chance to play with some great players.
It's the philosophies of being an athlete that carry me today.
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 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.
I plan on taking athletics as far as I can.
I found that with depression, one of the most important things you could realise is that you're not alone.
I can hold my own when it comes to burping. I've got a good feeling that I could win a championship.
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.
The one thing that I keep learning over and over again is that I don't know nothing. I mean, that's my life lesson.
I have good friends who are politicians on both sides.
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.
Nutrition is so important. It can't be stressed enough.
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.
I am not The Rock. I am Dwayne Johnson.
I've never gone wrong trusting my gut.
We all live with cancer, whether it is present in ourselves or affects someone we love.
