Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Dwayne Johnson Quotes
Audience EngagementCommitmentCourageCreativityHumility 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.
CommitmentFascination with Movie-MakingLove for MoviesRespect 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.
AuthenticityEntertainmentHumilityMastery My goal was never to be the loudest or the craziest. It was to be the most entertaining.
HardshipOpportunityOvercoming AdversityPerseveranceStruggle 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.
CreativityEntertainment IndustryGenreInnovationSuccess It is no surprise that animation is Hollywood's most successful and innovative genre.
ConfidentialityExpertiseMysteriousnessPrideTrustworthiness Oh, I can keep many secrets, so I would be a phenomenal secret agent. I love secrets.
AchievementChildhood When I was ten, I won the horseshoe-throwing contest at summer camp. I was also the Wiffle ball champion in my town.
DisciplineHistoryResilienceRespectTraining Methods In the '60s and '70s and early '80s, the trainers would grind you, and eventually they would break something - they would break an ankle in ways that it would heal. It was just the way of the business, to ensure that you learned respect for wrestling.
AdversityChangeLove RelationshipsPersonal GrowthResilience You don't sign up for a divorce when you get married. It's very painful. But it's taught me a great deal about myself.
ChoiceIdentitySelf-DeterminationWillpower If I want to be called 'The Rock,' I'll be called 'The Rock.' If I want to go back to wrestling, I'll go back to wrestling.
HumilityLearningSelf-Discovery 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.
Abundance vs ScarcityAspirationGrowthMindsetResilience 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.'
ConnectionEntertainmentHumorUpliftingVulnerability My philosophy is, it's always very rewarding when you can make an audience laugh. I don't mind making fun of myself. I like self-deprecating comedy. But I'd like you to laugh with me occasionally, too.
IdentityMindfulnessPersonal GrowthRejectionSlowing Down I don't have a need for speed. I'm not that guy.
DeterminationHardshipOvercoming AdversityResponsibility My parents were dealing with evictions and repossessions and electricity getting shut off, and I just realized that I had to get it together.
DeterminationDriveOvercoming ChallengesSelf BeliefTalent With drive and a bit of talent, you can move mountains. I know. I've done it.
BrotherhoodIdentityPassionResilienceTradition 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.
CreativityCriticismDisagreementIndividuality There are definitely people who disagree with certain creative decisions you make. Pleasing everyone is pretty hard.
FamilyGratitudeLoveSupport I was fortunate and I was lucky that I had a couple of people in my life who cared about me. I had good, loving parents.
AmbitionConfidenceImpactRecognition Maybe I'll give Broadway a try. But you know what would be great? Hosting the Oscars. I promise you, that would be a show no one forgot.