Dwayne Johnson Quotes: Born in California on May 2, 1972, Dwayne Johnson, whose wrestling nickname is “The Rock”, was also interested in American Football in Miami during his high school years.
1- “The fans of our industry are extremely savvy. At the end of the day, they understand the business is a work. It’s entertainment, nothing more.” -Dwayne Johnson
2- “When he speaks to you he speaks with an earnest vibe and an earnest energy.” -Dwayne Johnson
3- “When I was a kid at four years old, that’s when I started amateur wrestling with my dad and family. And when that’s instilled in you, it never goes away.” -Dwayne Johnson
4- “I’ll do a musical. An ass-kickin’ musical!” -Dwayne Johnson
5- “I’d love to do a musical. I’ve been known to have a good step or two. I’m half Samoan, you know, and part of our culture is singing and dancing daily.” -Dwayne Johnson
6- “Great success breeds a lot of things, including sequels.” -Dwayne Johnson
7- “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.” -Dwayne Johnson
8- “How families deal with loss, everyone has their own process.” -Dwayne Johnson
9- “If you make a good family movie, then everybody in the family can relate to somebody, or in this case something. That’s always enjoyable. There’s always an important place for family movies.” -Dwayne Johnson
10- “I tell you, the arts – and especially ballet – the discipline is extraordinary. I was extremely impressed.” -Dwayne Johnson
11- “I like the idea of working in different genres and transcending genres and hopefully finding success, and ultimately make movies people like.” -Dwayne Johnson
12- “It’s what I’ve learned over the years that has pushed me beyond limits.” -Dwayne Johnson
13- “But I do believe that there’s going to be a time where all movies are going to be made in 3D and it’s just going to be a given, and that is going to be an exciting time.” -Dwayne Johnson
14- “The only thing strong about the French Army is their damn body odor.” -Dwayne Johnson
15- “I never wanted to stay in one genre; I never wanted to be pigeon-holed or defined as the actor who only worked in one genre. I want to be able to work in all different genres. For me it’s fun, and that’s how I grow as an actor.” -Dwayne Johnson
16- “Our reputations precedes us. If I know someone is not nice, not kind, an asshole – I generally don’t want to work with them.” -Dwayne Johnson
17- “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.” -Dwayne Johnson
18- “We all love challenges.” -Dwayne Johnson
19- “I like the idea of making a big, fun, adventure type of movie.” -Dwayne Johnson
20- “The Rock is going to lay the smacketh down on your candy ass!” -Dwayne Johnson
21- “I can usually get the right connection with the crowd and I don’t have to be jumping off ladders.” -Dwayne Johnson
22- “My goal was never to be the loudest or the craziest. It was to be the most entertaining.” -Dwayne Johnson
23- “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.” -Dwayne Johnson
24- “Know your roll and shut your mouth!” -Dwayne Johnson
25- “William Regal, what does besmirched mean?” -Dwayne Johnson
26- “You’ve got to keep your finger on the pulse of what your audience is thinking and know what they’ll accept from you.” -Dwayne Johnson
27- “I believe I’m not in the press, just in terms of being photographed and paparazzi all the time, or looking for that sensationalistic type of side or anything like that, so I keep things very quiet.” -Dwayne Johnson
28- “I’ve always loved the showmanship of professional wrestling. While I love making movies, I love that platform, too.” -Dwayne Johnson
29- “My goal as an actor is to grow and try different things.” -Dwayne Johnson
30- “The whole idea is just to continue to make movies that I enjoy playing and that audiences are going to enjoy me in… just to put out quality on a lot of different levels.” -Dwayne Johnson
31- “Sweet cream on an ice cream sandwich!” -Dwayne Johnson
32- “As you step every day and we’re going to see challenges, we going to see failures, we should certainly learn from the failures and be gracious with our successes too as well.” -Dwayne Johnson
33- “Any time I’m on-screen it is realistic because I don’t pull my punches or anything like that.” -Dwayne Johnson
34- “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.” -Dwayne Johnson
35- “I didn’t want to play by what rules are in Hollywood.” -Dwayne Johnson
36- “Why do you ask The Rock stupid questions? Why are you an ugly hermaphrodite? Nobody knows, Kevin Kelly.” -Dwayne Johnson
37- “Creating things I think, especially as an actor – wanting to bring to the table things that have never been done before, but also making sure they’re of high quality and not having a fear.” -Dwayne Johnson
38- “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.” -Dwayne Johnson
39- “One of the skills I had to learn and become proficient in is kissing a man. I had never kissed a man. Will Smith did it in his movies, so did Jake Gyllenhaal, and I figured it was my time. So it was me and Steve Carell – fantastic.” -Dwayne Johnson
40- “Getting back into the action genre is like going back home. It’s great.” -Dwayne Johnson
41- “I grew up in a musical family; the majority of my growing up was done in Hawaii. It’s what we do. You sing, you dance, you play ukulele and you drink.” -Dwayne Johnson
42- “The Rock has just one thing to say to you: poontang your ass on out of here!” -Dwayne Johnson
43- “I’m sorry, Mankind can’t get to the phone right now, cause he’s got The Rock’s foot in his mouth!” -Dwayne Johnson
44- “If you are halfway smart, and you could really listen to the audience, you could really learn a lot.” -Dwayne Johnson
45- “I’m more patriotic than I am political – I appreciate politics but I’m not quite too sure if that’s a road I’m willing to go down.” -Dwayne Johnson
46- “Take your ass to the corner of Know Your Role Boulevard and Jabroni Drive.” -Dwayne Johnson
47- “I love the 3D revolution. I love the technology today that continues to push the envelope, continues break the new ground, and continues to raise the bar.” -Dwayne Johnson
48- “It’s nice to be important but it’s even more important to be nice. I grew up in a world where there were a lot of big physical guys…and woman so it’s always important to be nice to me.” -Dwayne Johnson
49- “Why being involved in social media has had such a tremendous impact on me, is deeply connecting me with fans in ways that I never had before. I was connected with fans and I always appreciated the relationship I had with fans, but, through social media, it allowed a deeper connection.” -Dwayne Johnson
50- “I love driving the cool cars, but there is nothing like driving a pickup truck.” -Dwayne Johnson
51- “Any athlete or any actor who’s preparing for a long time to step on a stage or step on a field or step on a movie set, who suffers an injury right before you’re getting ready to perform or to execute – it is a massive challenge that’s thrown your way that you didn’t expect.” -Dwayne Johnson
52- “Yeah, arrest that man on the crime of having 8 Chicken McNuggets stuck up his arse.” -Dwayne Johnson
53- “The philosophy has always been pretty clean and straightforward, which is that if I see something that I like and I can see it’s value to the audience and it’s value to me then I’m going to take my shot at it regardless at the genre.” -Dwayne Johnson
54- “Training for me is a metaphor for life, period. The dedication, the determination, the desire, the work ethic, the great successes and the great failures – I take that into life.” -Dwayne Johnson
55- “If I like it, if I think the character is going to be fun, if I think the story is good and if it appeals to me, then I want to do it.” -Dwayne Johnson
56- “On top of all that, look at this guy? I mean he’s a idiot, he’s 7 feet of pure idiot. You put his brain in a parakeet… zing! It’ll fly backwards.” -Dwayne Johnson
57- “I’m a passionate, hardcore fisherman. Biggest fish I caught? A 200-pound tarpon.” -Dwayne Johnson
58- “Michael Cole, The Rock knows that you have never, EVER, had a piece of poontang pie!” -Dwayne Johnson
59- “Now go back to Supercuts and get your $5 back jabroni!” -Dwayne Johnson
60- “Shine it up real nice, turn it sideways, and stick it straight up your candy ass!” -Dwayne Johnson
61- “For me it came from the material. It was so well written and brought the opportunity to work with great actors. And of course the opportunity to mince about was an added element that I wanted to take advantage of!” -Dwayne Johnson
62- “It’s easy to be a bad ass, it’s easy to act like a bad ass, easy to act like a tough guy, it’s easy to be a diva, and it’s easy to be self absorbed. The list goes on and on but to me, I always just find it more important to be nice and kind.” -Dwayne Johnson
63- “And then all of a sudden, you’re doing jumping jacks, you’re happy, because Kane can talk. The Big Red Retard can finally speak.” -Dwayne Johnson
64- “I want someone who can trust that my big hands are going to take care of them.” -Dwayne Johnson
65- “What was important to me was entertaining the audience, and whether that meant winning, losing, singing, or whatever it was on the live show we were doing every week, which was awesome, I was game for it.” -Dwayne Johnson
66- “In life we get an opportunity to do some cool things, and some things that are fun and that we like doing.” -Dwayne Johnson
67- “Look at The Rock’s competition! Look at him! It looks like a big monkey came down here, took a crap, and out came Mankind!” -Dwayne Johnson
68- “The money is of no concern to me, whatsoever. I started out with nothing.” -Dwayne Johnson
69- “Actors have a platform, especially during awards season. Which I respect. Everyone should speak out. Here’s the thing: When it comes to using the platform, I’m a firm believer that when there’s something that needs to be said, I’ll say it.” -Dwayne Johnson
70- “I’m gonna stick your head so far up your *ss your gonna have to cut holes in your nipples to see!” -Dwayne Johnson
71- “Around 2010 – I took a long look at everybody I had around me because I wanted to make sure they were aligned with how I felt. I’m not ashamed of who I am or where I came from or the size God gave me. There was a large percentage of people who weren’t [on the same page]. So I really shook up my team.” -Dwayne Johnson
72- “It doesn’t matter what your name is!” -Dwayne Johnson
73- “I had no coaching. I came out of the world of pro wrestling. In that job there are no agents, no publicists, no media training. It’s just you and the crowd, and you have to be real to win them over. And if you don’t, you’re not gonna eat. And that’s it.” -Dwayne Johnson
74- “Kevin Kelly, let The Rock answer your question with a question of his own: Are you mentally, as well as physically prepared to tickle the anus of a monkey?” -Dwayne Johnson
75- “If you’re going to make a comedy and if your sole interest is in making people laugh and feel good and entertaining them, then you check your ego at the door.” -Dwayne Johnson
76- “Not only do I think being nice and kind is easy but being kind, in my opinion, is important.” -Dwayne Johnson
77- “Well, I might take a plane, I might take a train. How do you people live here? You must be insane. I’m leaving Sacramento. Sacramento, I won’t stay. But I’ll be sure to come back when the Lakers beat the Kings in May.” -Dwayne Johnson
78- “With drive and a bit of talent, you can move mountains.” -Dwayne Johnson
79- “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.” -Dwayne Johnson
80- “In 1995 I had $7 bucks in my pocket and knew two things: I’m broke as hell and one day I won’t be. You Can Achieve Anything!” -Dwayne Johnson
81- “I look for characters that are fun and that I’m going to have fun playing. By the way, that’s whether it’s drama, sci-fi, action, comedy, family movies or action-comedy. I just always want to have fun doing it. That’s the bottom line.” -Dwayne Johnson
82- “If you’ve ever been hungry, you can never be full.” -Dwayne Johnson
83- “Right now the best way that I can impact the world is through entertainment. One day, and that day will come, I can impact the world through politics. The great news is that I am American, therefore I can become President. But don’t forget: I am G.I. Joe.” -Dwayne Johnson
84- “The wall! Your success is on the other side. Can’t jump over it or go around it. You know what to do.” -Dwayne Johnson
85- “If I had to describe myself to an alien I’d say I was bigger than the average human, enjoy a drink or two with a good meal and have a bigger head than most. I’d also say I’m really handsome – especially if they were a female alien.” -Dwayne Johnson
86- “Success at anything will always come down to this: focus & effort. And we control both.” -Dwayne Johnson
87- “Social media, to me, is like a marriage. You have to foster it and take care of it and commit to it. And you have to understand your partner.” -Dwayne Johnson
88- “Those who are truly brave, shall never live in fear.” -Dwayne Johnson
89- “You wanna do this…you wanna go right now…do you want to, GO?…then go get The Rock a bologna sandwich because this doesn’t concern you.” -Dwayne Johnson
90- “Barack Obama did tell me that I was one of Michelle Obama’s favorite actors.” -Dwayne Johnson
91- “Happy Birthday To Steph, You’re a Hoe with Big Breasts, so take the Night off from Hooking… If ya Smell what The Rock’s cooking!” -Dwayne Johnson
92- “You don’t need directions, just point yourself to the top and go!” -Dwayne Johnson
93- “As an actor, you can have your own backstory and prepare all the details that you need to know for your character.” -Dwayne Johnson
94- “Being a true bad ass has no weight or gender requirement – just 100% commitment to greatness.” -Dwayne Johnson
95- “‘You can’t see me’? What are you playing? Peekaboo?” -Dwayne Johnson
96- “Success isn’t overnight. It’s when everyday you get a little better than the day before. It all adds up.” -Dwayne Johnson
97- “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.” -Dwayne Johnson
98- “Think back 5 yrs ago. Think of where you’re at today. Think ahead 5 yrs and what you want to accomplish. Be Unstoppable.” -Dwayne Johnson
99- “Football changed my life and it gave me a platform to get out my aggression and it gave me a sense of value.” -Dwayne Johnson
100- “I remember crying my eyes out when I watched the end of the Lion King.” -Dwayne Johnson
101- “It’s important for everybody to creatively honor him in the best way that we possibly can.” -Dwayne Johnson Quotes
102- “It doesn’t matter what you think!” -Dwayne Johnson
103- “Well, The Rock says this, you should be concerned with fixing yourself a nice, tall glass of shut-up juice!” -Dwayne Johnson
104- “There’s so much noise that’s happening in our world, but the little voice that you’ve always got to listen to is your gut and your intuition, and you can do things and go beyond boundaries, if you to trust that gut and instinct.” -Dwayne Johnson
105- “As long as I can do something that I am passionate about and that I can really enjoy and the audience can enjoy. That is where my enthusiasm comes from.” -Dwayne Johnson
106- The first step to achieving your goal, is to take a moment to respect your goal. Know what it means to you to achieve it.” -Dwayne Johnson
107- “I was brought up as an only child, and we were very close. But when I was 14, we got evicted. We came home to a padlock, and I looked up at my mom and she was crying, and there was nothing to do.” -Dwayne Johnson
108- “You will go one on one with the Great One!” -Dwayne Johnson
109- “In my entire career, I’ve never cried, consistently, through a movie, ever.” -Dwayne Johnson
110- “Wake up determined. Go to bed satisfied.” -Dwayne Johnson
111- “Wrestling was like stand-up comedy for me.” -Dwayne Johnson
112- “One hard day of work proves you have heart. But day after day is what proves you have maturity and commitment.” -Dwayne Johnson
113- “The fact of the matter is this: Austin can take his ball, and go home. But as far as The Rock is concerned, as far as I’m concerned, this is home.” -Dwayne Johnson
114- “If something stands between you and your success – move it. Never be denied.” -Dwayne Johnson
115- “The Rock is, without a shadow of a doubt, the most electrifying man in sports entertainment today.” -Dwayne Johnson
116- “Once you believe in who you are and who you were born to be, it can be very powerful.” -Dwayne Johnson
117- “Sometimes if you just take the time to really pay attention and break it down, you can figure out what caused it. And from there, generally, I can pull myself up out of it. And if I can’t, that’s where the support group comes in.” -Dwayne Johnson
118- “I like to use the hard times of the past to motivate me today.” -Dwayne Johnson
119- “The one thing I couldn’t identify with was the blue cowboy outfit he put on.” -Dwayne Johnson
120- “Success isn’t always about ‘greatness’. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work gains success. Greatness will come.” -Dwayne Johnson
121- “There is no substitute for hardwork. Always be humble and hungry.” -Dwayne Johnson
122- “I know how important it is to have people who believe in you even when you don’t believe in yourself.” -Dwayne Johnson
123- “Always asked, ‘What’s the key to success?’ The key is, there is no key. Be humble, hungry and always be the hardest worker in the room.” -Dwayne Johnson
124- “We do today what they won’t, so tomorrow we accomplish what they can’t.” -Dwayne Johnson
125- “I’ve learned over the years that when it comes to success, consistency is key. Consistent hard work that we may not like doing today, but for a payoff we’ll love tomorrow. Earn it. Enjoy it.” -Dwayne Johnson
126- “Don’t be afraid to be ambitious about your goals. Hard work never stops. Neither should your dreams.” -Dwayne Johnson
127- “All successes begin with Self-Discipline. It starts with you.” -Dwayne Johnson
128- “Change doesn’t begin when we get knocked on our ass. It begins the moment we decide to get back up on our own feet.” -Dwayne Johnson
129- “One of the most important things you can accomplish is just being yourself.” -Dwayne Johnson
130- “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.” -Dwayne Johnson
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