'Tonight The Rock is going to play movie director, and let you see firsthand the unedited, uncut version of The Rock's major motion picture, entitled 'Laying The Smackdown on Your Roody-Poo Candy Ass!' And when it's all said and done, and all the smoke has cleared, and the millions and the millions of The Rock's fans have finished chanting his name, the Titanic will still be sunk, Monica Lewinsky will still love her cigars, and The Rock will have kicked the living piss out of Mankind!'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker promises an unfiltered, intense spectacle, mixing pop references with bravado.
- In plain terms
- He says his show will be raw and unforgettable.
- What can you take from it?
- Bold claims build anticipation for a performance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does hyperbole affect audience expectations?
- When is it too much?
Another view
References to unrelated events can feel forced.
More from Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson
The Undertaker cuts a promo to The Rock. Here is the opening line of The Undertaker's promo: 'Listen young man, and I do mean young.' Here is the ending line o…
Permalink to quote #72 'I don't believe this; this is a bunch of monkey crap; they BROKE the Rock's ROLEX!'
Permalink to quote #74 MANKIND: 'Rock, what I'm about to do is show the millions--' THE ROCK: (Rock holds out his hand to stop Mankind) 'Don't you EVER do that again.' LAWLER: 'Gimmi…
Permalink to quote #71
Related quotes
'You know how you once had that thing where the wrestler rode a little bus all over the country, shakin' hands, and kissing babies? You should have a Stone Col…
Stone Cold Steve AustinStone Cold Steve Austin quote #6 'Tune in next week, Same Stone Cold Time, Same Stone Cold Channel!' (parody of the most famous Batman ending narration: Tune in next week, Same Bat Time, Same …
Stone Cold Steve AustinStone Cold Steve Austin quote #26 The Rock went down to Georgia Gettin' all these rants and raves Cause the people knew that if it was true Goldberg would choke just like the Braves! Now hold o…
The RockThe Rock quote #59