Dwayne Johnson Get Smart Press Conference
Were you attracted to Agent 99?
“Who wasn't? Yeah, sure - either of them. Well, because I know Annie now personally, I think Annie's great. She's beautiful and intelligent and you know, she can kick ass too. So it's what I like in a woman.”
Were you a fan of Steve Carell’s from The Office? Were any of the scenes hard to do because you were laughing? Did you ad lib?
“You know, it's funny, I honestly, I never got Steve Carell's comedy. And it was just one of those things where…only kidding. They're like, ‘Oh really?’ No. I love Steve Carell. Of course I was a really big fan of the show and I was a big fan of the original show too, with Gervais. But Steve was great to work with. You know the great thing is, we were all funny in our way, and merging all of us together on the set and in this movie was great. We all learned from each other and all the dynamics really meshed well. And you guys know this because you cover a lot of movies, but a lot of times when you get a lot of actors with different personalities, they don't always mesh that well. But I think everything meshed really well and we just had a great time.
Between Steve Carell and Alan Arkin - especially Alan Arkin - they are titans to me, and they were great to be around and great to learn from. It's like being around your favorite professor or your favorite family member who's just - your grandfather - who's telling you great stories. That's what those guys were. And you know Alan in particular - Steve was, as well - but Alan in particular, just very gracious with his, not only with his comedy but just very gracious with his time. Especially with me because it was like, ‘Sit down, let me ask you questions.’ ‘Really, jeez, more questions?’ I was like, ‘Yes.’ He's great though.”
