Dwayne Johnson Quotes

It is up to us to produce better-quality movies.

In a sense I feel very much a part of the cinema now in a way where when I come back to the theater now I feel like a visitor. The cinema is really what I enjoy. I want to do more independent movies.

I think the movie industry has to pay attention that we need to make good quality films, or we are never going to get the business back.

I try to work on a film that my audiences would appreciate and enjoy their time in a theatre.

If you have 50 years in the business, you can probably count on only five good movies.

It's important to be a part of good films.

I just want to do films which I enjoy doing and the audience will too like it watching.

It's always exciting starting a new film.

I've loved to be a part of anything, having an opportunity to entertain, to be a part of a film, or just continue to do what I'm doing, I'm so happy, so just making town after town, doing my thing, but if I have that opportunity to star in a film or be an extra, I don't care; its all a learning experience for me.

Cinema is a medium that can translate ideas. But wood can translate ideas, too. You have wood and then you get a chair. Some ideas are for different things.

Whatever I do, I like making good movies because I like to watch good movies. As long as I can do that, I'm happy.

There's a lot of laughing on a horror movie set. They're magical in that way.

To be in a movie directed by Wolfgang Petersen, and a movie that had a large budget... I got a taste of what really good filmmaking could be.

I've always found it to be a privilege to make movies. It's a really expensive, creative medium. And people allow me to do it, and there are things that I can do as an actor that I couldn't do in any other walk of life.

I'm always looking for other interesting films to either act in or direct.

There were certain films where I went, 'Oh, my God, I'm doing a movie.'

'Butch Cassidy' was the only film I ever enjoyed making.

It's true, I'm the youngest, highest-grossing French director. I have a few records, but no one knows or simply doesn't care. That's good, because I like that. Ultimately, I want to keep working, making a lot of movies, and get better at it. It's about finding great scripts and bringing them to life.

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

I'm a film doll. But I'm enjoying it. So I'm gonna keep doing it.

I love watching Hollywood movies - I just don't know if I'd be happy doing a 'Jurassic Park.'

Whether it's on top of a phone booth or a $200 million soundstage, it's about stories.

I've been in the movies for 50 years, I've made 130 some-odd movies.

I don't make movies because I love to act. I make movies because I like to make movies, and I like to be a part of that process.

I've always loved movies since I was a kid. I loved how they could make me happy, sad, or just show me different parts of the world and people. So when I was about six, I decided that that was what I wanted to do: make movies.