The Rock was told to avoid talking about where he came from when he made his way to Hollywood.
While speaking on the Pivot Podcast, The Rock discussed making his way over to Hollywood to begin his acting career. He revealed that he was actually told to avoid talking about his wrestling career when he got there.
”All this s*** that at that time, if you don’t know any better and you’re trying to stay focused on the North Star, you buy into it because you’re trusting the people who are around you.
I bought into it a little bit for a few years,. Until finally I said, ‘I can’t do this anymore. I gotta be me. I love wrestling, it’s my life. If I wanna call myself The Rock, I’m gonna call myself the m*********** Rock …’ Fired everybody, hired a brand new team … And at least if I fail, then I fail being myself.”
The Rock
We will have to wait and see if The Rock ever makes his way back to the wrestling industry, but he has not been shy about talking about it over the years since becoming such a box office draw in the film industry.
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