I'm not a big guy. I'm not a menacing guy. I'm not an intimidating guy. I may look that way, but just spend two seconds talking to me, and you know that's not who I am - not as a person, as a character. It's not who I intend to be. Dave Bautista bigcharacterguy share on social
I don't watch my playbacks because I hate to see myself act. Dave Bautista acthateplayback Change image and share on social
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. Dave Bautista guylabelpeople Change image and share on social
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. Dave Bautista actaspirefall Change image and share on social
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. Dave Bautista badbrutalhamstring Change image and share on social
I never excelled at one sport or had a very strong passion for anything other than wrestling and bodybuilding. Dave Bautista bodybuildingexcelpassion Change image and share on social
I'm a professional wrestler at heart, and I miss it. Dave Bautista heartmisprofessional Change image and share on social
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. Dave Bautista agentclientdecide share on social
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. Dave Bautista bigboldcompare share on social
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. Dave Bautista actactoraverage share on social