Shoot, man, I loved being a damn heel. Something about that, just going out there and being the most despicable person you could ever be, was a real turn-on for me. And I grew up a real shy kid in south Texas, and it was something for me to lean on and have fun with.

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Love You Wit

I'm really proud of 'Broken Skull Challenge.'

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Skull Really Real

Cancer has affected my family; my mother and father have battled cancer. I know how tough it is.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Family Tough Ted

Everyone out here in Los Angeles is trying to do whatever to break into films. It is a tough industry to get into, kind of like pro wrestling in a lot of respects when you think about it.

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Respect You Yin

Earl Hebner should definitely be in the WWE Hall of Fame.

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WWE T Should

A great gimmick is a great gimmick, but on a dud, it just doesn't work. It comes down to talent.

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Work Great Us

In 'The Condemned,' if you saw the movie, that's all me; I'll go toe to toe with anyone in an action movie.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

You Wit Toe

A lot of people say, 'What set the Attitude Era up?' or, 'What started the Attitude Era?' To me - and I was allegedly the leader of it - sports entertainment, pro wrestling, whatever you want to call it has always had an attitude. So, why that particular generation got labeled, I don't know.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Sports Men Attitude

It's like I tell everybody, if you get a chance to win the Royal Rumble or the King of the Ring back when they had it, that means you're gonna get a push. You getting an opportunity at something big, and it can really set up your future for you. So if you're that guy, boy, it's pressure.

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Future Chance Your

I own a ranch in Texas, so there's always something to do as far as work goes, whether it's tractor stuff or tearing down fence.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Work Whether Ways

The Rock is one of the biggest movie stars in the world. So give the guy his due.

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World T Stars

Man, I had a good time working on 'Grown Ups 2.' First of all, when I read the script, it is hands-down the funniest script I've ever read. It's laugh-out-loud funny.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Work Time Good

Shoot, man, I loved being a damn heel. Something about that, just going out there and being the most despicable person you could ever be, was a real turn-on for me. And I grew up a real shy kid in south Texas, and it was something for me to lean on and have fun with.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Love You Wit

When you look back on anything in life, hindsight being 20/20, some things you'd like to have done a little differently.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Life You Things

It goes - for me - WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, Summerslam. The big three.

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Ya WrestleMania Wrestle

When I came to WWE back in the day, I'd been working seven-and-a-half years, and I was very frustrated. I started getting some momentum, and my work was very vicious, and it was very believable.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Work Mom Men

When that glass broke and 'Stone Cold' was making an entrance, and that roof blew off that building, that sends you higher than life or anything that I know of. It's an adrenaline rush you can't explain.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Life You Us

I made a good living being a tough guy on TV, but I'd rather laugh and joke all day long than try to be a tough guy.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Good TV Try

With the Monday Night Wars, it was almost a pay-per-view every single Monday between the two factions because they were trying to throw everything but the kitchen sink to win the ratings war.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

War Yin Wit

When I see things through my eyes, I don't want to ever just be really negative towards someone's performance. There are many ways to skin a cat. Sometimes I watch the guys, and they're doing different things than I would have done, but I don't ever want to be too critical.

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War Time Yes

You can't push the envelope at 10,000 RPM and expect to come out smelling like a rose and feeling like a million bucks on the other side.

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You Us T

Everything I've done goes back to pro wrestling. Had I not been able to achieve what I did, I guarantee you... my high school jobs were always working in the highway department - driving dump trucks, patching up roads, digging ditches, driving a forklift.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

I'm telling you, there have been some great finishers in the world of pro wrestling or sports entertainment. Whatever you want to call it. Man, I enjoyed the Iron Claw back in the day. I believed it was real.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

That final match I had at WrestleMania with The Rock was my last match.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

If it's the morning, and I had a late night, the worst thing in the world is a bright light.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

As much as I love the business and I love my fans, I don't want to be at every WrestleMania.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

We didn't roll credits after 'Monday Night Raw.' You know, it didn't say, 'Stone Cold Steve Austin played by Steve Austin,' so all of a sudden people think that's who and what you are 24/7, you know, 365 days a year.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

I love my mother to death. I'm pretty much a reflection of her.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

I appreciate everyone that had supported my career.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

I think 'The Condemned' has a great story. It's a lot more than a mindless action flick.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Don't look forward to me putting on the trunks and knee braces to get back in the ring and stomp a mudhole in somebody and walking it dry.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

I am not a coward.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

I think they've got to give Kevin Owens a run with the belt. He's a veteran, and he's really clicking on the mic, and the kid is super talented.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

I don't live as 'Stone Cold.' I live as Steve Austin. I was 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin back in 2003, then I rode off into the sunset.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

When you see me on TV as Stone Cold Steve Austin, that's definitely a part of my personality.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

I actually have a pretty good sense of humor.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

I wear decent shades, but if I lose them, I'll go right to the store and get cheap ones because my eyes are that sensitive.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

I got pile drived in '96 or '97 and was a quadriplegic for about a minute and a half. I couldn't move anything. It was in the Meadowlands at a pay per view with a million or two people watching, and I couldn't move. That cost me a surgery, but I healed pretty quickly, so that was probably my worst day at the office.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

People go into that arena, and they know the fix is in. They know what pro wrestling or sports entertainment is. That being said, they want it executed to the highest level so that they can suspend their disbelief and buy in, and so, in a world of make believe, you make people believe in you. It's as real as it can be.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

My favoirte wrestler is 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

My run cannot be touched. If you want to talk about longevity, you can speak the name Hogan. If you want to talk about white-hot, selling tickets, and taking the business to a height it's never been - and, with a hell of a supporting cast, I might add - you're talking about Stone Cold Steve Austin.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

You know how much money I could have made playing professional football as a tight end? But I can't jump, and I can't run fast. That was my problem.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Probably the greatest match in my career, and really put me on the match as a main event guy and paved the way for what I was to become, was Wrestlemania 13, with the one and only, Bret 'The Hitman' Hart.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

I'm for same-sex marriage.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

There's so many things I want to accomplish in the world of acting. But, the two most important are that I want to keep paying the bills and I want to get better. That's about it. I enjoy what I do. I'll stay busy. I've been lucky.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

My exit strategy from pro wrestling wasn't carved in stone. I retired because of a few neck issues, some neurological issues.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

When you wrestle for 15 years, you don't want to go back to driving that forklift.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Based on the name value I had, I went to L.A. and got involved in independent movies.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

I'm pro-WWE, but also I maintain my independence and speak my true thoughts, never bashing the product. But yes, I can be critical. I've earned the right to be critical.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

I was a Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes guy. Ric Flair continues to be my favorite wrestler of all time. I loved Harley Race and Nick Bockwinkel and all of those guys, but I'm a big Flair guy.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

John Cena has done well for himself.

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