It's been quite some time since the last "Rock Bottom" we saw above the WWE ring. And the also the last yell of "Can you Smell What the Rock is Cooking".
Dwayne Johnson the real name of one of my favorite WWE Superstar.
Below are some parts of the Ricky Lo interview of the Rock (Dwayne Johnson) for his forth-coming Disney's animated film: Race to Witch Mountain which will open here in the Philippines on Wednesday, March 13.
There is also a part where Dwayne states his visit in the Philippines and how he feels in his visit. So here it goes:
Your character in Witch Mountain, Jack Bruno, is skeptical about UFOs and creatures from Outer Space. Are you?
“Personally, I believe that there’s life out there. Jack Bruno is very skeptical because he hasn’t seen a UFO, he believes only in what he sees. But I don’t have to see UFOs to believe in them.”
I notice that you work beautifully with child actors (as you did in Game Plan). Are you more comfortable with child actors than with adult actors?
“You know, I enjoy working with children as much as I enjoy working with adults. I love acting and the entire process of movie-making. I’ve had the opportunity to work with child actors as well as with adult actors. I love actors, period. But there’s a great challenge in working with child actors in terms of the time you are allowed to work with them, which is very limited, so you have to plan your day around their schedule.”
You have such fondness for children who are the beneficiaries of your The Rock Foundation. Why children?
“I just believe that it’s important to give back. When I was younger, I struggled to stay in the right path, I struggled a lot to do the right thing. I got into trouble a lot but I was fortunate to have adult figures in my life who cared enough to guide me and to see the potential in me, which I didn’t see. Now that I am in a position to, I am giving back. I want to help create better lives for these children.”
You were in the Philippines a few years ago before you retired from wrestling. Any memories from that visit?“Oh, it was incredible! We talked about that all the time. I’ve been to several countries which are extra-ordinary but my visit to the Philippines was unbelievable; I will never forget that. There were probably 15,000 to 20,000 people at the arena and they gave me great energy. I learned that Filipinos are big fans of wrestling.”
How do you take care of your body?
“Training every day has become my anchor. I do a lot of cardio exercises. Any physical activity is important to me to anchor my day. I have a very ‘clean’ diet. There’s not much fried food. But I do take time out to enjoy good food. Or it doesn’t harm to have slices of pizza every now and then.”
What part of your body is your favorite?
“Oh, what an interesting question! Let me think...I would say probably my mouth because that’s where the food goes into, way directly to my heart.” (Laughs)
You’ve been compared to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Do you have any political plans?
“I think that everybody has a great deal of interest in politics, so I’m not ruling it out, but no time soon. I’ve been friends with Arnold for a long time and I think he’s doing a great job in California. When I made my transition from wrestling to movies, he was so welcoming and supportive, and I will always be grateful for that.”
Any real-life character you want to portray in a movie, maybe US Pres. Barack Obama?
“Possibly, possibly! You know, that’s the big challenge of impersonating someone in a movie and becoming someone in a movie who is real. The challenge lies in being truthful and honest because the person you’re portraying is living. There’s the same challenge in portraying somebody who is dead, like I did in Walking Tall, because it’s important that you have to give justice to him.”
You are part-Samoan and Pres. Obama is part-Kenyan. Aside from color of skin, what else about him do you identify with?
“I had the opportunity to speak with Pres. Obama and he’s really a wonderful guy with a wonderful family. I think what I can identify with him is that he embraces the great responsibility of being a great leader. One thing that, I think, we can expect is that he’s going to make mistakes as we all do and he’s bound to stumble along the way but at the same time he will stand up as great leaders do. And that, I think, is what we will see in Pres. Obama.”
P.S. my source: CONVERSATIONS With Ricky Lo (Philstar News Service, www.philstar.com)Thanks!
