Dave Bautista
Dave Bautista
David Michael "Dave" Bautista Jr. is an American actor and former professional mixed martial artist and professional wrestler...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth18 January 1969
CountryUnited States of America
looked
Yes, I am physical but never go looking for fights. I have been in my share of them but never looked for them.
auditions bad favour learning realised
Just getting auditions was rough. But also just learning how to act - when I did my first role, in a film I did which was a favour to a friend, I realised I was really bad at it.
agent decided finally great half roles struggling three turned
I had been struggling to get roles in Hollywood for three and a half years after leaving the WWE. Then I finally got an agent - the agent I have now. He's a great guy, but he turned me down three times before he even decided to take me on a as a client.
compared version
Especially, I don't want to ever be compared to The Rock because I'd be the poor man's version of The Rock. I'm just not him; it's not who I am as a person or as a performer. The Rock's very big and bold, and I'm not.
motivated
Nothing can motivate me any more than I'm motivated.
odd moments easier
It's much easier when you have your co-workers who are just, they're there in the moment. If you were out of the moment, you would feel odd.
makeup boring
It's never boring in makeup.
insecure men shy
I spent my whole life being very shy and introverted and I kind of found my release and therapy in the gym. I became this big, menacing physical stature of a man but internally I'm still kind of insecure. Warm, fuzzy and gooey.
tears pieces months
The worst injury I have ever suffered in the ring was a torn triceps; they had to take a piece of my hamstring to repair the tear. It was brutal; I was out for 6 months.