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- I can't believe I am here with you in Hawaii.
- Here we are.
- Aloha.
- 'Hobbs and Shaw.'
- Yep.
- You've become the face of this
multi-billion dollar franchise.
One of Hollywood's highest paid actors.
What kept you going to chase your dreams?
- Audience, to be honest with you
you know, and this idea that I had something to offer.
But also connectivity, and connection with people
was a value and an anchor for me.
That allowed me to just continue and push forward.
I just wanted to not be broke (chuckles)
- Amen!
- Right!
- Amen to that!
- Amen, I just don't wanna be broke.
So making a nice nickel these days, I'm very grateful.
- What's your advice for anyone
who's kind of in that situation?
Do I pursue my passion or do I kind of fizzle out?
- I love that question because-
I take my glasses off like it's dramatic effect.
But 'cause I was just talking with a good friend,
my cousin actually, about passion.
And how important passion is and how important
it is that you chase your passion.
But then this funny thing happens.
Sometimes your passion, and I'll share this people,
And what do you do when passion doesn't love you back?
And you're like, wait, this is what I wanna do.
So it's heartbreaking.
This is what I feel like I'm born to do
but yet, the signs in the universe
it just doesn't work out that way.
So I always share with people that through my experience is,
You can be passionate about something, and you should be.
And that's okay.
And then sometimes you have to close
that chapter in your life and then move on.
And I did that in football.
So my dream wasn't acting, it wasn't wrestling,
That was it.
When that dream didn't happen for me
that was a tough pill to swallow.
I became depressed and all that shit
that I had to deal with up here.
But then I realized oh, I'm not in the right game.
Ah, the right game is over here
in this world of wrestling where I can be passionate.
And then acting.
- I love that.
And I also love seeing you now using your celebrity,
whatever you wanna call it, your passion for advocacy.
We recently saw you in Hawaii
protesting the creation of the telescope.
- Yeah.
- Why do you think now is such an important time
for Americans to rally together
and speak out for causes they are passionate about?
- There's somewhat of
Inclusiveness isn't at the forefront
of our minds when it should be.
And yes passion, inclusiveness,
compassion, care, being decent.
You know really being like,
just being decent human beings matter.
And being good to people, it matters.
So here in the islands of Hawaii, Mauna Kea,
It's a very sacred land.
And I am all for the progress of science and technology.
I always have and I always will be.
But it can't be at the expense of humanity.
Or when human beings are hurting.
Like, human beings, native Hawaiians who are hurting
And you just can't go in and build on a church
and cut it up and you it's very, very sacred
and it's where they call on god
they can literally go to the mountain and call on god.
So, I think when my heart was hurting
for the native Hawaiians and the people
especially surrounding Mauna Kea.
So I wanted to go and I wanted to show my support
and stand with them.
But I also wanted to be with them
and have a deeper dialogue with them
and understand and hear from them.
You know, when you have people who are literally there now
at this mountain, that is an indication for all of us to go,
okay, we love science, we love technology,
we believe in the advancement
of our American technology and science,
but when human beings, our own human beings,
our own American human beings are willing to die
we're gonna pause, and we're gonna
figure something else out.
So, those are my thoughts.
- Thank you so much.
- That was great, I really enjoyed it.
- Thank you so much.
- That was a great interview.
That was awesome.
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