American - Actor | January 18, 1969 -
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.
Dave Bautista
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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.
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Nothing can motivate me any more than I'm already motivated. It just can't happen. Me being motivated was never a factor. Never.
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'Smallville' gig was another one of those things I got through WWE. At that point, I had absolutely no aspirations to pursue acting.
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I'm particular about the projects that I've chosen. Each one of them, I've taken a step up, like climbing a ladder. Before, it was baby-steps, up to 'Riddick.' Then I took this huge leap onto 'Guardians!' It was such a higher level, this huge project which originally I never thought I'd have a chance in hell of getting.
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Sometimes it's hard to get people to take me seriously as an actor when they just see me as this WWE muscle head.
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The pressure is always stepping on stage with actors who are just so well-established. It's a scary thing. I haven't been around the block that many times, especially not on big projects. Dialogue makes things easier. When you start bouncing dialogue off of other actors, it becomes comfortable; it becomes conversational.
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