340 Quotes by Dwayne Johnson

Football changed my life and it gave me a platform to get out my aggression and it gave me a sense of value.

As an actor, you can have your own backstory and prepare all the details that you need to know for your character.

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.

My goal as an actor is to grow and try different things.

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.

There's something very cool as an actor when you have an opportunity to play somebody who's real, whether they're still alive or not, but who has lived a life.

I don't worry about overexposure [in work], I think it's important just to go in, and think about quality work and try to put the best movies out.

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.

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.