Dwayne Johnson Quotes

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Dwayne Johnson

Profession : Actor

Birth : May 2, 1972

I've always loved the idea of playing Black Adam.

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In Hollywood, a lot of times when something is in development, it just takes a lot of time.

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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.

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As an athlete, you'd better laugh at yourself when you slip in the mud.

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When I was 8, I thought I was Harrison Ford, Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Elvis, and Chuck Norris all at once.

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We all live with cancer, whether it is present in ourselves or affects someone we love.

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I used to get into a lot of fights.

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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.

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

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'Be Cool' was a defining movie for me.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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In wrestling, there's a shelf life, and some wrestlers don't pay attention to the shelf life.

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

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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.

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I plan on taking athletics as far as I can.

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It is no surprise that animation is Hollywood's most successful and innovative genre.

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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.

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