I had to overcome the name Rock. If I'd been as hip then as I am now, I would have never consented to be named Rock.

The most dangerous thing for an actor is to refuse to listen to anyone else, to feel you know more than anybody.

Someone asked me once what my philosophy of life was, and I said some crazy thing. I should have said, how the hell do I know?

I had to overcome the name Rock. If I'd been as hip then as I am now, I would have never consented to be named Rock.

I am not happy that I am sick. I am not happy that I have AIDS. But if that is helping others, I can at least know that my own misfortune has had some positive worth.

I'm notorious for giving a bad interview. I'm an actor and I can't help but feel I'm boring when I'm on as myself.