Quotes from Dwayne Johnson

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.

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.

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.

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.

If you ever see The Rock working out in the gym, don't think you can just go up and disturb his workout and expect him to take a picture. He's there to work, so kindly just pass the silverback on by or he'll rip your face off.

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.

It's the philosophies of being an athlete that carry me today.

My parents were dealing with evictions and repossessions and electricity getting shut off, and I just realized that I had to get it together.

Any time I'm on-screen it is realistic because I don't pull my punches or anything like that.

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.

When a family film is done well, there's a character that every member of the audience can relate to. I want to be one of those guys.

In Hollywood, a lot of times when something is in development, it just takes a lot of time.

I'll be honest: I haven't ruled politics out.

I absolutely believed when I was young because the Tooth Fairy was always good to me. The Tooth Fairy generally left me a dollar or two dollars and, as a kid, that was a lot of money.

As a father, safety is always a top of mind issue for me.

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.

I love driving the cool cars, but there is nothing like driving a pickup truck.

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.'

The only film I've enjoyed starring a wrestler was Mickey Rourke in 'The Wrestler.'

My grandfather was one of the very, very first, if not the first, Samoan wrestlers to become known on a worldwide basis.

When I was a kid, I never thought much about football. I thought about following in my family's footsteps and going into professional wrestling.

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.

Because of my wrestling background, nothing a director can throw at me on a set can faze me.

Wrestling was like stand-up comedy for me.