Bautista Quotes & Sayings

Drax isn't your average stereotypical soldier/warrior/musclehead. He actually has some depth. It was a character that I wanted to play, not only because I love acting so much, but also, I needed to play to get people to actually take me seriously as an actor and get away from the pro wrestling label. — Dave Bautista

I'm not big into the caveman look like some guys are. But I think it's pretty awesome that guys are more attuned to themselves and making beards a part of their style. — Jose Bautista

I was getting ready way too late and the ball was beating me to the strike zone.? — Jose Bautista

Sad to hear news about Michael Weiner, deepest condolences to his loved ones. His sacrifices as head of players union will not be forgotten. — Jose Bautista

My first acting lessons were Shakespeare. The first time I ever started working with a coach was doing scenes from 'Measure for Measure,' which were tough dramatic scenes. And then 'Taming of the Shrew,' which required comedic timing. And that's the kind of stuff I love. — Dave Bautista

Yes, I am physical but never go looking for fights. I have been in my share of them but never looked for them. — Dave Bautista

I don't watch my playbacks because I hate to see myself act. — Dave Bautista

I believe you've got to utilize what god gave you, so if you have facial hair, there are ways to look good while sporting it. — Jose Bautista

The worst injury I have ever suffered in the ring was a torn triceps; they had to take a piece of my hamstring to repair the tear. It was brutal; I was out for 6 months. — Dave Bautista

There's more to life than love. — Ramon Bautista

I never excelled at one sport or had a very strong passion for anything other than wrestling and bodybuilding. — Dave Bautista

You do take a beating in professional wrestling. But I love it. — Dave Bautista

I don't know nothing about nothing. — Danny Bautista

His doctor said it was depression. He said people with depression don't always know they have it. They just feel it. Or, rather, they stop feeling things. They could smile at you or hug you or cry at your pain, but they're not there. It's just a show of emotions that aren't there. — Brigitte Bautista

As Hector walks to the balcony, he suddenly thought of his mother. He missed her dearly as he looked up, closed his eyes and felt Maria's warm breath behind his ears, whispering the same words of wisdom she never get tired of telling him over and over again, "You are born and destined to live in this place for a reason. I don't want to see you growing as a man who only thinks about and care for, is himself." And as tears start to fall, he whispered, "Yes, my dear mother. Now I undestand. — Juan Bautista

I don't want to intimidate people. There's nothing bullyish about me, you know. If there's anybody who's anti-bully, it's me. — Dave Bautista

Because life, as Pablo Picasso averred, 'is a very bad novel', it has to be reworked through the writers' suffering into something much more meaningful, much more valuable. A life lived and relived, then, emitting intensity and beauty only achievable by a journey through pain. — Cirilo F. Bautista

As soon as he hit it, I thought I had it. But I lost it when it went into the lights. I did my best. — Danny Bautista

... since the history of words is a mainspring of our intellectual and emotional character. — Cirilo F. Bautista

Life is fun if you just find out how. — Ramon Bautista

We didn't score any runs today. That's not my fault. — Danny Bautista

I was an amateur wrestler, which I loved. It was my passion, but I started really late; I was a junior in high school when I began. — Dave Bautista

I'm creating my niche. My niche is going to be "shirtless guy." — Dave Bautista

Sometimes you're timing is good, but they're pitching you really well and you have to adjust. The only way you can do it is if you're in there every day. — Jose Bautista

I'm a professional wrestler at heart, and I miss it. — Dave Bautista

I'm just taking advantage of good pitches. I am seeing the ball well and my confidence is high. — Jose Bautista

I'm not a big guy. I'm not a menacing guy. I'm not an intimidating guy. I may look that way, but just spend two seconds talking to me, and you know that's not who I am - not as a person, as a character. It's not who I intend to be. — Dave Bautista

I look like a gorilla, just the way I'm built. — Dave Bautista

I spent my whole life being very shy and introverted and I kind of found my release and therapy in the gym. I became this big, menacing physical stature of a man but internally I'm still kind of insecure. Warm, fuzzy and gooey. — Dave Bautista

it's only through taking risks that success can be found. — Jamie Bautista

I feel it's the best thing that could have happened for me, leaving the Braves so I could go to another team that would give me more of a chance to play like with the Marlins. — Danny Bautista

Lowering your standards is the key to happiness. — Ramon Bautista

Language, because it is imperfect, cannot encompass experience in its raw and primal condition. To verbalize emotion and action is to decrease their impact. — Cirilo F. Bautista

I need to work on everything. — Danny Bautista

It also seems that the unhappy writers are the enduring writer. Hampered or limited by their suffering, literature becomes their focus and salvation, forcing them to give their best every moment of creation. Writing becomes their medicine, their way of escape, the catalyst for their imagination. — Cirilo F. Bautista

In baseball, you've got to keep working. — Danny Bautista

I come to spring training and just try to do my job, try to do the best I can. That's all any player can do. — Danny Bautista

For some reason, I struggle seeing myself as a leading man. — Dave Bautista

The only stupid question is the question that is never asked. — Ramon Bautista

I don't get nervous. — Danny Bautista

Nothing can motivate me any more than I'm motivated. — Dave Bautista

People look at me, and they have a certain perception, and they slap a label on me. The guy you saw in a wrestling ring is not who I am. — Dave Bautista

You're always trying to seize any opportunity or hold on to one if you already have it. It was just a matter of going out there and producing for the team. — Jose Bautista

I'm outgoing. I like being social. But when I think I should be quiet, I am. And I don't think quiet is the right word. Respectful is more accurate. I want to be respectful of people and their space.? — Jose Bautista

... misfortune and creativity go together. — Cirilo F. Bautista

Simply put, the best revenge is to live an awesome life. — Ramon Bautista

Know your lines; otherwise, have an open mind because you want to get lost in the moment. When you have talented actors and directors to work with, then it's pretty easy to do. — Dave Bautista

I internalize everything, keep everything inside. I'm not used to spilling my guts, and when you have to do that on film to make a point, it's hard. It's rough. I don't think it's as easy as people think. — Dave Bautista

I was actually sitting on stage at a press conference one day, and I totally lost touch with reality. I just thought to myself: 'Vin Diesel is sitting next to me, and Benicio Del Toro's on the other side. This is weird, man.' — Dave Bautista

Nevertheless we laughed as best we could
Because we are helpless while we are loved. — Cirilo F. Bautista

I'm a poor kid from the streets. What I've been able to achieve has really just been through hard work and not letting anyone tell me that I couldn't do something. I always try to encourage people to just pursue your dreams. — Dave Bautista

Just getting auditions was rough. But also just learning how to act - when I did my first role, in a film I did which was a favour to a friend, I realised I was really bad at it. — Dave Bautista

When I did play, I tried to make the most of it. — Danny Bautista

It was always one of my favorite things, the action figures, the video games, when I was with WWE, even though I'm not a gamer. I would literally go out and buy the games just so I could play myself. — Dave Bautista

In wrestling there are so many people inside and outside the ring, and it's so live, and it's this whole adrenaline thing. Whereas you move it into this more intimate thing, everything gets all quiet, someone says action, and you have to say the lines and make the words your own. It couldn't be any more different and it's weird sometimes trying to explain that to people. When I tell people that acting is much more terrifying to me than going out in front of ten thousand people, they don't quite believe it because for some reason that intimacy is just terrifying to me. — Dave Bautista

The moment where I realized how little I actually was, was when Dave Bautista picked me off the ground and I still wasn't even at his pec yet. I was like, "Oh my God, this man is massive." — Katee Sackhoff

It's always frustrating when you leave people on base. — Danny Bautista

I'm not afraid to go up to people and pick their brains and ask for advice. To me, that's how you get better. That's how I've gotten better at everything I've ever done. Don't be too proud to ask for help. — Dave Bautista

If you're pursuing something that you love and you're learning something new, every day, that's the key to youth [staying young]. — Dave Bautista

We go for books and movies to escape the sad reality. — Jhing Bautista

For some reason, I'm the guy people love to hate, which I think is weird. People who know me find that very strange, but for some reason, I am. I don't mind being that guy - I have fun with it. — Dave Bautista

It's much easier when you have your co-workers who are just, they're there in the moment. If you were out of the moment, you would feel odd. — Dave Bautista

I'm not an extravagant guy ... I don't like going over the top on anything. I have what I need and I try to keep it that way. — Jose Bautista

Kissing babies and hugging fat girls. — Dave Bautista

It's a weird thing ... putting your emotions out there for everybody to see while filming. I think it puts you in a kind of vulnerable state. — Dave Bautista

It's never boring in makeup. — Dave Bautista

I know how to prepare my head. — Danny Bautista

Especially, I don't want to ever be compared to The Rock because I'd be the poor man's version of The Rock. I'm just not him; it's not who I am as a person or as a performer. The Rock's very big and bold, and I'm not. — Dave Bautista

Honestly, I don't aspire to be a huge movie star. I really just fell in love with acting ... Everything I do on-screen is very subtle. — Dave Bautista

I had been struggling to get roles in Hollywood for three and a half years after leaving the WWE. Then I finally got an agent - the agent I have now. He's a great guy, but he turned me down three times before he even decided to take me on a as a client. — Dave Bautista