Dave Bautista Quotes

I don’t want to intimidate people. There’s nothing bullyish about me, you know. If there’s anybody who‘s anti-bully, it’s me.

Especially, I don’t want to ever be compared to The Rock because I’d be the poor man‘s version of The Rock. I’m just not him; it’s not who I am as a person or as a performer. The Rock’s very big and bold, and I’m not.

People look at me, and they have a certain perception, and they slap a label on me. The guy you saw in a wrestling ring is not who I am.

Nothing can motivate me any more than I’m already motivated. It just can’t happen. Me being motivated was never a factor. Never.

Honestly, I don’t aspire to be a huge movie star. I really just fell in love with acting… Everything I do on-screen is very subtle.

I was a poor kid. I came from nothing. We didn’t have any money; a lot of times we didn’t have any food, and now, all of a sudden, I’m a superhero in a Marvel movie? Talk about the American dream, man – I’m living it.

The worst injury I have ever suffered in the ring was a torn triceps; they had to take a piece of my hamstring to repair the tear. It was brutal; I was out for 6 months.

I had been struggling to get roles in Hollywood for three and a half years after leaving the WWE. Then I finally got an agent – the agent I have now. He’s a great guy, but he turned me down three times before he even decided to take me on a as a client.

Yes, I am physical but never go looking for fights. I have been in my share of them but never looked for them.

It was always one of my favorite things, the action figures, the video games, when I was with WWE, even though I’m not a gamer. I would literally go out and buy the games just so I could play myself.

I’m a professional wrestler at heart, and I miss it.

For some reason, I’m the guy people love to hate, which I think is weird. People who know me find that very strange, but for some reason, I am. I don’t mind being that guy – I have fun with it.

I’m still learning and trying to become a better actor. I still feel insecurity.

I internalize everything, keep everything inside. I’m not used to spilling my guts, and when you have to do that on film to make a point, it’s hard. It’s rough. I don’t think it’s as easy as people think.

I don’t watch my playbacks because I hate to see myself act.

I look like a gorilla, just the way I’m built.

‘Smallville’ gig was another one of those things I got through WWE. At that point, I had absolutely no aspirations to pursue acting.

Know your lines; otherwise, have an open mind because you want to get lost in the moment. When you have talented actors and directors to work with, then it’s pretty easy to do.

It’s a weird thing… putting your emotions out there for everybody to see while filming. I think it puts you in a kind of vulnerable state.

I never excelled at one sport or had a very strong passion for anything other than wrestling and bodybuilding.

Drax isn’t your average stereotypical soldier/warrior/musclehead. He actually has some depth. It was a character that I wanted to play, not only because I love acting so much, but also, I needed to play to get people to actually take me seriously as an actor and get away from the pro wrestling label.

I was actually sitting on stage at a press conference one day, and I totally lost touch with reality. I just thought to myself: ‘Vin Diesel is sitting next to me, and Benicio Del Toro’s on the other side. This is weird, man.’