Celebrity Byte

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson with Game Plan co-star Madison Pettis at an event in Malibu, California. Photo by Amy Graves.

What was it like to play a professional quarterback in an NFL-like league for The Game Plan?

It was great and it reminded me of just how cool my job is. For me personally, I love the game of football and I was able to play for 10 years. I didn't make it into the NFL, even though that was by and large my number one goal back in college at the University of Miami. It was very gratifying to be in a movie where I'm arguably a Hall of Fame quarterback going to what is the Super Bowl--an MVP winning the heart of a little girl who calls me Daddy--it was great.

What consoles got you into gaming?

How far back do you want to go?

As far back as you want to go.

Let's go back to the beginning...Pong. Let's not mess around...Atari 2600. I'm not afraid to take it there. And then from Atari you go to Colecovision and Intellivision. I just remember that as I got older my taste in videogames began to change. It went from arcades to home gaming systems. Very specifically, though, what hooked me for a long period of time was the first Nintendo...What was the football game that came out on that?

I have an Xbox 360 set up in my movie trailer. I have one set up in my theater at home. Everywhere you can put one, I have one set up. Because you never know when you're going to get the time to play. I love gaming.

Dwayne Johnson poses with the cast of The Game Plan. Photo by Eric Charbonneau.

Tecmo Super Bowl.

Tecmo Super Bowl. Come on, I was the Giants. Stephen Baker touchdown maker every time. Phil Simms to Stephen Baker. That game hooked me for a long time, and of course you play with your buddies. Then when I got to college with Warren Sapp and Ray Lewis, we would play Madden like crack addicts. You know how it was back in the day when Madden came out? You had your '85 Bears and '72 Redskins. They were unstoppable.

How were you at Madden compared to Ray Lewis and Warren Sapp?

How was I then and how am I now? I'm still incredibly brilliant and talented and probably the best on the planet.

How often do you get to play video games these days?

I'm always prepared. I have an Xbox 360 set up in my movie trailer. I have one set up in my theater at home. Everywhere you can put one, I have one set up. Because you never know when you're going to get the time to play. I love gaming.

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