"One time, Rock told me he doesn't like when wrestlers would say, 'Oh, I don't want to be an actor, I always want to be a wrestler.' And he had good reasons; he said, 'Of course you love wrestling.' ... But also, wrestling is storytelling. And that's what he said: 'What I wish people would say is that they just want to grow as a storyteller." 

Rhodes later applied Johnson's logic during a general meeting with studio executives in Los Angeles, literally repeating Johnson's advice. "The lesson for me was: I want to grow as a storyteller. That's what it is, and I think coming from wrestling it's perfect, because that's what we do."

Not too long ago, Rhodes commented on his complicated relationship with Johnson following their heated rivalry leading up to WWE WrestleMania 42. As for himself, Rhodes recently made a move deeper into Hollywood, appearing as Guile in the "Street Fighter" film adaption.

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