Dwayne Johnson celebrates 20 yrs in Hollywood with nostalgia, gratitude & wall of fame

Twenty years ago, Dwayne Johnson walked into an industry that scrutinised his every move. On Monday, in a lavish hotel room, he stood in front of a colourful mosaic that displays his filmography over years. 

Johnson, popularly known as Rock, recently celebrated 20 years in Hollywood and shared a heartfelt video on occasion. 

video, which spans a minute and 30 seconds, features actor inside a hotel room, sporting a white vest and sunglasses.

Instagram video starts off with Johnson talking about a gesture by hotel that touched his heart. He displays several items from brands he is associated with, placed in his room. Johnson furr proceeds to pan camera to a wall that features posters of all his films.

He n goes on to reminisce about time when he was told to be like megastars Will Smith and George Clooney if he wanted to succeed in his acting career.

Dwayne Johnson recalls early days in Hollywood

"I’ve never seen my movies laid out like this and it was a reminder for me to say thank you guys around world, you and your families, thank you for love, support, trust that I could deliver my passions. When I first got to Hollywood 20 years ago, I worked my a** off to get here and y told me, ‘look you can’t call yourself Rock, don’t go to gym, don’t talk about pro-wrestling. Be like George Clooney, be like Will Smith.’ And I said ‘no I’m not gonna be like those guys I gotta be myself and if I fail at my Hollywood career n at least I fail knowing I was me,” California-born star said. 

“Now years later I see this [mosaic] all because of you guys, I thank you and I love you. Thank you so much,” he concluded. 

50-year-old star is set to feature in Black am, an action-fantasy film by Warner Bros.