Dwayne Johnson Quotes

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

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

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

I used to get into a lot of fights.

I don’t have a need for speed. I’m not that guy.

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

Wrestling is intimate. You can reach out and touch the wrestlers.

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

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

‚Be Cool‘ was a defining movie for me.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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 plan on taking athletics as far as I can.

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

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.

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

I played with two lines of action figures when I was a kid: G.I. Joe and Star Wars.

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.

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.

It’s the philosophies of being an athlete that carry me today.

There’s this lingering philosophy that movie stars shouldn’t do TV.

Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.

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

With drive and a bit of talent, you can move mountains. I know. I’ve done it.

Check your ego at the door. The ego can be the great success inhibitor. It can kill opportunities, and it can kill success.

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

Life is anything but predictable.

My goal was never to be the loudest or the craziest. It was to be the most entertaining.

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.

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.

I found that with depression, one of the most important things you could realise is that you’re not alone.

The Revlon Run/Walk effort to focus on women’s cancer has my wholehearted support and gratitude.

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.‘

I was raised by strong women, and that DNA is in my daughter and wife.

I’ve learned never to say never.

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

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.

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’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.

I am not The Rock. I am Dwayne Johnson.

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

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.

My reputation precedes me now.

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.

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.

I’ve never gone wrong trusting my gut.

If I love you, I show you I love you every day. Little things, big things.

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.

For me, training is my meditation, my yoga, hiking, biking all rolled into one. Wake up early in the morning, generally around 4 o’clock, and I’ll do my cardio on an empty stomach. Stretch, have a big breakfast, and then I’ll go train.

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.

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.

I love Steve Carell.

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