Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Dwayne Johnson Quotes
AmbitionImpactRecognitionConfidence 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.
SuccessInnovationEntertainment IndustryCreativityGenre It is no surprise that animation is Hollywood's most successful and innovative genre.
EntertainmentHumilityAuthenticityMastery My goal was never to be the loudest or the craziest. It was to be the most entertaining.
IdentityTraditionResiliencePassionBrotherhood 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.
Self-ExpressionInner StrengthAuthenticityDefiance of NormsIndividual Passion I would never win an award for not loving pizza.
RejectionIdentitySlowing DownPersonal GrowthMindfulness I don't have a need for speed. I'm not that guy.
TrainingMeditationMorning RoutineFitnessDiscipline For me, training is my meditation, my yoga, hiking, biking all rolled into one. Wake up early in the morning, generally around 4 o'clock, and I'll do my cardio on an empty stomach. Stretch, have a big breakfast, and then I'll go train.
RespectLove for MoviesFascination with Movie-MakingCommitment 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.
HumilityCommitmentCourageCreativityAudience Engagement 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.
GrowthResilienceAbundance vs ScarcityAspirationMindset 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.'
ResilienceDisciplineRespectTraining MethodsHistory 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.
TrustworthinessExpertiseConfidentialityMysteriousnessPride Oh, I can keep many secrets, so I would be a phenomenal secret agent. I love secrets.
DriveTalentDeterminationOvercoming ChallengesSelf-Belief With drive and a bit of talent, you can move mountains. I know. I've done it.
PerseveranceStruggleHardshipOvercoming AdversityOpportunity 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.
GratitudeFamilySupportLove 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.
ChoiceSelf-DeterminationIdentityWillpower 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.
EntertainmentHumorConnectionVulnerabilityUplifting 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.
AchievementChildhood When I was ten, I won the horseshoe-throwing contest at summer camp. I was also the Wiffle ball champion in my town.
HardshipResponsibilityDeterminationOvercoming Adversity My parents were dealing with evictions and repossessions and electricity getting shut off, and I just realized that I had to get it together.
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.
Personal GrowthResilienceChangeLove & RelationshipsAdversity 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.
CreativityCriticismDisagreementIndividuality There are definitely people who disagree with certain creative decisions you make. Pleasing everyone is pretty hard.
MistakeAuthorityHumiliationRedemptionIdentity Yeah, I was a delinquent. It was when I was in the ninth grade. I was doing stupid stuff, and the cops came into the class. I was humiliated more than anything.
EntertainmentCommitmentPerformanceAdaptabilityPassion 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.
DestinyPassionAmbitionMythology I was born to play Hercules. I have loved and honored the mythology over the years - since I was a kid. When I first broke into Hollywood, 'Hercules' was one of the movies that I - not chased, because I didn't have the power to chase anything - but always had in the back of my mind.
Natural DisastersSurvivalAdversityResilience I've been through natural disasters. I lived down in Miami and was down there for Hurricane Andrew which was a Category 5. There were members of my family that thought they were going to die. Everyone was in the bathtub.
HumilityEgoSuccessOpportunitySelf-awareness Check your ego at the door. The ego can be the great success inhibitor. It can kill opportunities, and it can kill success.
EntertainmentCommitmentAdaptabilityValuing the Process 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.
MusicFamilyHawaiian Culture I grew up in a musical family; the majority of my growing up was done in Hawaii. It's what we do. You sing, you dance, you play ukulele and you drink.
EntertainmentPerformanceAudienceStrategy 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.
Physical FitnessSuccessStrengthSelf-ImprovementDiscipline The successful men I admired all built their bodies.
ResistancePerseveranceDeterminationMotivation If you tell me there's something I can't do, I'll want to do it even more. Especially when it comes to entertaining.
CulturePassionIdentityDedicationBelief 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.
Self-ProtectionInner StrengthSelf-Care Around every corner, always protect the engine that powers you.
HeroesEntertainmentInspirationStorytelling Playing big, heroic characters with heart is always a lot of fun. I enjoy making movies like that, and a lot of people love to live vicariously through those characters.
VersatilitySuccessAudience Appeal I like the idea of working in different genres and transcending genres and hopefully finding success, and ultimately make movies people like.
ActingCharacter PortrayalMythologyPreparationPerformance For 'Hercules,' I went for the demigod look: big and mean. When you're playing a character like the son of Zeus, you only get one shot.
Career Development 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.