Hercules' Dwayne Johnson describes the darkness before his stardom
CBC News | Posted: July 23, 2014 6:32 PM | Last Updated: July 23, 2014
The 42-year-old actor opens up about overcoming depression and his image
Dwayne Johnson is Hercules in the eponymous action movie on the Greco-Roman legend.
Like many of his previous movies (Pain & Gain, G.I. Joe: Retaliation) the Hollywood epic required the former WWE wrestler to play up his powerful physical traits.
- Watch the official Hercules trailer here
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But in an interview with CBC Arts reporter Eli Glasner, the 42-year-old actor found a more thoughtful thread to the characters he's chosen to play.
"Generally [I play] a man who is gonna trip and he's gonna get back up and he's gonna become better, and in the process of him getting better hopefully he's going to galvanize the people around him into getting better too."
Johnson also revealed that it was his personal struggles with depression that helped him find direction in his own life.
Watch Eli Glasner's interview with Dwayne Johnson in the above video.
Hercules hits Canadian theatres July 25.