Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Douglas Johnson, also known by his ring name The Rock, is an American and Canadian actor, producer and semi-retired professional wrestler, signed with WWE. Johnson was a college football player for the University of Miami, winning a national championship on the 1991 Miami Hurricanes football team. He later played for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League, and was cut two months into the 1995 season. This led him to become a professional wrestler like his grandfather, Peter...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth2 May 1972
CityHayward, CA
CountryUnited States of America
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.
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.
I didn't want to play by what rules are in Hollywood.
How families deal with loss, everyone has their own process.
My goal was never to be the loudest or the craziest. It was to be the most entertaining.
Football changed my life and it gave me a platform to get out my aggression and it gave me a sense of value.
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.
As an actor, you can have your own backstory and prepare all the details that you need to know for your character.
Our reputations precedes us. If I know someone is not nice, not kind, an asshole - I generally don't want to work with them.
My goal as an actor is to grow and try different things.
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.
The one thing I couldn't identify with was the blue cowboy outfit he put on.
It's important for everybody to creatively honor him in the best way that we possibly can.
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.