Dwayne Johnson Quotes

I like going on location for films.

I loved doing casting because I love actors, and I am very conscious of what actors do. But I always wanted to be a producer.

I want people to see my name on a movie, pay money and know they're going to be entertained for 90 minutes.

This one, even though it called for San Francisco, I think they wanted to initially shoot part of the film up here, you know get the exteriors and then go back to L.A. We really fought to get it up here and I think Paramount was really pleased.

I just make good movies. That's the way I thank my fans.

I feel like everyone wants to make a movie that they feel passionate about watching.

When I was doing the first 'American Pie' movie, I was just happy to have a job. We had a good time, and it was a great group of people, but like any project that I've worked on in my career, you just put your best foot forward, and you're all working together to make the best movie possible.

I grew up on movie sets, getting to see storytelling happen up close.

When you're working on a movie you always hope that people will go for it and enjoy what you're doing.

'Cliffhanger' got me in the best shape of my life, working at 10,000 feet up in the mountains. And everybody was great. I lived in Italy for seven months doing that movie. It was a great vacation.

I loved being behind the scenes and finding out how they make movies.

A lot of a movie is locations, frankly.

People in Hollywood are going make pictures where ever it's the least expensive to make them.

I don't make movies because I think audiences will want to go see them.

Most of the time, you do films and they can be big films, but you are rarely aware of the fan base that comes with it.

Writing studio movies is the best job in the world... it's awesome.

I think the best actors in the world are here in New York City. And this city is just so vibrant the energy is just phenomenal. Great crews here. All the technicians, all the artists that work in this industry. I've just been very happy with the body that we've been able to do, especially those films we shot here in New York City.

I loved working with 'The Avengers' cast and we had a great time, but it was a job, and they had other commitments during that job, so they would go off and do other things.

When you're making a show or a movie, there are a million people and things in your way. As an actor, you're like a glorified session musician or player. You really are.

I enjoy living in L.A. This is where the work is - or at least generated from - because you fly off and do movies. It's sort of a great way to see the world.

I really like working. I can't think of a job I didn't like. I was in an Alvin and the Chipmunks movie, which is not my idea of folk art; but I really enjoyed making it, and everyone was really nice.

I am happy judging shows and making films. It is a good thing to do a film and then take up a show, considering it also keeps your popularity alive.

Everyone looks at our films and thinks that we are somehow able to make movie after movie that does well and is entertaining, but there's an enormous amount of work that goes on under the hood and an enormous number of mistakes that are made along the way.

I'm not anti-Hollywood; not at all. In fact, I'm rather fascinated by everything that goes on here. When I get hold of a copy of 'Variety,' I read it cover to cover; I love to know what people are doing.

All I want to do is to make movies that are appealing to people.