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.
— Dwayne Johnson
I've been through natural disasters. I lived down in Miami and was down there for Hurricane Andrew which was a Category 5. There were members of my family that thought they were going to die. Everyone was in the bathtub.
I've always seen first responders as unsung heroes and very special people because, when everyone else is running away from danger, they run into it.
Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.
To be immortalized in a ride is a very cooI thing.
As a father, safety is always a top of mind issue for me.
I do all my own stunts. I'm kidding.
I don't race cars.
I love making movies, but there's nothing like performing live.
My genetic make-up is one of physicality. I'm a visceral guy.
If I love you, I show you I love you every day. Little things, big things.
My parents weren't actors or studio executives.
There are definitely people who disagree with certain creative decisions you make. Pleasing everyone is pretty hard.
My parents were dealing with evictions and repossessions and electricity getting shut off, and I just realized that I had to get it together.
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.
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.
When I say I'm going to take care of a woman, I don't just mean physically or sexually or romantically. I'm going to take care of her emotionally and spiritually. I'm going to take care of her in all ways. I take a lot of pride in that today.
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.
In Hollywood, a lot of times when something is in development, it just takes a lot of time.
I'm always asked, 'What's the secret to success?' But there are no secrets. Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.
My reputation precedes me now.
Life is anything but predictable.
I love Steve Carell.
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.
I don't have a need for speed. I'm not that guy.
I started in action, and then I went to comedy school.
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.
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.
As we all know, sequels can be tricky.
I learned a long time ago how to be coachable.
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 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.
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.
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 raised by strong women, and that DNA is in my daughter and wife.
I've always loved the idea of playing Black Adam.
The single most powerful thing I can be is to be myself.
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.
By the time I was 23 years old, I had multiple arrests.
Oh, I can keep many secrets, so I would be a phenomenal secret agent. I love secrets.
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.
Come on, you can't name a truck after a chick.
I knew credibility would come only in time and through earnest performances.
My mom cleaned toilets for a long time, and she'd seen a lot of terrible things, but she was still the strength of our family. And there are women like that all across the country - all around the world - who show that type of fortitude.
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.
With all the... success that I've been lucky enough to get? That doesn't happen unless the home life is solid.
Because of my wrestling background, nothing a director can throw at me on a set can faze me.
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'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.'
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.
