Dwayne Johnson quotes

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

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

— Dwayne Johnson

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

“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

 quotes - I want someone who can trust that my big hands are going to take care of them.

“I want someone who can trust that my big hands are going to take care of them.”

— Dwayne Johnson

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

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

— Dwayne Johnson

“I love making people laugh and feel good, and that's awesome and special for me to be able to do that, but there really is nothing like kicking ass whether it's on a major scale, or whether it's in more of a dramatic fashion. Being physical and taking care of business the old-fashioned way is something that I love doing.”

— Dwayne Johnson

“I didn't have to win, and winning wasn't important to me. Being world champion wasn't important to me. 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

“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

“Every once in a while I get the highly inappropriate proposal which is like, 'Wow, Really! You don't even know me and I don't know you at all, and you want that to happen? Tonight? Ok, I get off work at 7.30.'”

— Dwayne Johnson

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

— Dwayne Johnson

“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.”

— Dwayne Johnson

“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

“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

“I like the idea of working in different genres and transcending genres and hopefully finding success, and ultimately make movies people like.”

— Dwayne Johnson

“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

“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.”

— Dwayne Johnson

“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

“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

“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.”

— Dwayne Johnson

“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.”

— Dwayne Johnson

“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.”

— Dwayne Johnson

“Barack Obama did tell me that I was one of Michelle Obama's favorite actors.”

— Dwayne Johnson

“I like the idea of making a big, fun, adventure type of movie.”

— Dwayne Johnson

“When I say I'm going to take care of a woman, I don't just mean physically or sexually or romantically. I'm going to take care of her emotionally and spiritually. I'm going to take care of her in all ways. I take a lot of pride in that today.”

— Dwayne Johnson

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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.”

— Dwayne Johnson

“The goal for me is always to have the opportunity to work in different genres. This is a great and exciting time in my career, where I can have the opportunity to work in different genres, and also I recognize there's not a lot of actors who have that opportunity and I'm grateful for it.”

— Dwayne Johnson

“Wrestling was like stand-up comedy for me.”

— Dwayne Johnson