Top 291 Quotes & Sayings by Dwayne Johnson
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Last updated on September 11, 2024.
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 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.
My reputation precedes me now.
My goal was never to be the loudest or the craziest. It was to be the most entertaining.
If I love you, I show you I love you every day. Little things, big things.
Life is anything but predictable.
The one thing that I keep learning over and over again is that I don't know nothing. I mean, that's my life lesson.
By the time I was 23 years old, I had multiple arrests.
Mickey Rourke's character in 'The Wrestler' - that was my dad, that was my uncles, that was so many members of my family. It was the only thing they knew. And then they would end up wrestling for a hundred bucks, go to autograph signings for two hundred bucks.
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!
I don't have a need for speed. I'm not that guy.
With drive and a bit of talent, you can move mountains. I know. I've done it.
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.
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 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.
I was raised by strong women, and that DNA is in my daughter and wife.
As an athlete, you'd better laugh at yourself when you slip in the mud.
I'm a passionate, hardcore fisherman. Biggest fish I caught? A 200-pound tarpon.
I want to be a man who is truthful and who won't let pride get in the way of my ripping myself open to my partner and saying, 'Here I am. This is me.' I feel there's something powerful when a man reaches a point in his life when he can be completely vulnerable.
I found that with depression, one of the most important things you could realise is that you're not alone.
I love Steve Carell.
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.
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.
I like to use the hard times in the past to motivate me today.
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'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've never gone wrong trusting my gut.
I am not The Rock. I am Dwayne Johnson.
I would never win an award for not loving pizza.
But being on location and shooting, whether its in Puerto Rico or Atlanta, it always reminds me of how really cool my job can be. Interacting with the fans is one of the best parts of it.
Around every corner, always protect the engine that powers you.
I'm very low-key. I don't really blend in, so it's difficult to go out in public. I like to do things that are kind of quiet, whether it's a dinner at my house or a restaurant, or a movie night at home.
We all live with cancer, whether it is present in ourselves or affects someone we love.
In wrestling, there's a shelf life, and some wrestlers don't pay attention to the shelf life.
Nutrition is so important. It can't be stressed enough.
Ain't nothing like a good cry.
If you check your ego at the door when it comes to comedy, you've got a pretty good shot at making a great movie that you can commit yourself to, you can jump off the proverbial cliff with, and have a great time, and the audiences respond to that.
There's this lingering philosophy that movie stars shouldn't do TV.
Barack Obama did tell me that I was one of Michelle Obama's favorite actors.
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.
As a father, safety is always a top of mind issue for me.
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.
I can hold my own when it comes to burping. I've got a good feeling that I could win a championship.
Check your ego at the door. The ego can be the great success inhibitor. It can kill opportunities, and it can kill success.
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.
The single most powerful thing I can be is to be myself.
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.
Oh, I can keep many secrets, so I would be a phenomenal secret agent. I love secrets.
My parents were dealing with evictions and repossessions and electricity getting shut off, and I just realized that I had to get it together.
I grew up where, when a door closed, a window didn't open. The only thing I had was cracks. I'd do everything to get through those cracks - scratch, claw, bite, push, bleed. Now the opportunity is here. The door is wide open, and it's as big as a garage.
I have good friends who are politicians on both sides.
It is no surprise that animation is Hollywood's most successful and innovative genre.
I do all my own stunts. I'm kidding.
I've learned never to say never.
I break ground. I trailblaze.
Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.
Not only do I think being nice and kind is easy but being kind, in my opinion, is important.
As we all know, sequels can be tricky.
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 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.
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