The Rock and a Hard Place

George Wayne's Q&A from Vanity Fair Magazine

(Interview typed by me...credit Rock-Fever.net if using this.)



As WWF's most famous "heel" or bad guy, Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson has taken moves like the Rock Bottom and lines such as "Why dont you drink a big, tall glass of shut up juice!" to a worldwide audience. (Dont tell anyone hes married to a Merril Lynch banker.) The makers of 2002's The Scorpion King, in which his character from this month's The Mummy Returns is further developed, think they can smell what the Rock is cooking..his salary was $5.5 million, one of the highest sums ever paid an actor for his first starring role.

George Wayne: From the Mummy Returns to the Scorpion King, how many times did the Rock have to read and reread the script to learn his lines?

The Rock: It wasnt too bad. There is a ton of sword fighting in both movies.

G.W. Do you have any love scenes?

T.R. I do, absolutely...

G.W. And she'll be sitting on The Rock.

T.R. She's gonna have to smell what the Rock is cooking..

G.W. It seems that you are being groomed to be the next Hollywood action hero...

T.R. I never anticipated the success I've had. It was just five years ago that I was sleeping on a stained mattress and living on tuna fish and spaghetti.

G.W. You have said, "I could be the next Arnold, only better-looking."...

T.R. I was saying that before all this arrived. But Arnold is cool. He's been extremely supportive.

G.W. You've called yourself "the most electrifying man in sports entertainment."..

T.R. Let me clarify here--others call me "the greatest sports entertainer the world has ever seen." The Rock, the character, is over-the-top in terms of ego, and yet is very vulnerable.

G.W. Your trademark raised eyebrow--when did you develop that?

T.R. In high school.

G.W. And you've created this Rockspeak. What do you mean by "jabroni?"

T.R. Jabroni is kinda like a derogatory term.

G.W. What about "Hit stick and bust dick?"

T.R.That was something we used back in the University Of Miami. But from jabroni to "Know your role and shut your mouth"--those have become mantras for a generation.

G.W. Recent Flex magazine named the top five physiques in pro wrestling, and the Rock's name was not on the list.

T.R. I'm certainly not a bodybuilder, so that's fine.

G.W. The Rock is getting kinda paunchy.

T.R. I got ab.

G.W. What do you consider the sexiest thing about you? And please dont say your personality.

T.R. I guess being sexy is a vibe.

G.W. Not your personality! The sexiest things about you are your pretty mocha pecs.

T.R. What about my ab?

G.W. What ab! Rumor has it that you have the smallest jockstrap in wrestling.

T.R. Someone who has given you that information is taking you for a long ride.

G.W. Not everything about The Rock is abnormally huge.

T.R. Well, they dont call me the Rock for nothing..

G.W. Yeah, right, According to sources, the Rock has the smallest member in pro wrestling.

T.R. That's completely untrue. I can give you a whole bunch of names and you can go ask them, but then I'd get in trouble. But you got me in trouble enough, you son of a bitch.

G.W. What's the biggest meal you've ever consumed in one sitting?

T.R. Two Dabney Colemans at Dan Tana's. They are 16-ounce steaks, some steamed broccoli, and a couple of shrimp cocktails.

G.W. Has the Rock ever had his prostate massaged-I mean examined?

T.R. Examined, yes; massaged, I'm not too sure. But then again, it's that fine line. George, man, I really gotta roll. You're crazy, but I dig it.

G.W. And you are the Rock of ages. Thank you.