Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson recognized his roots and acknowledged the importance of authenticity while accepting his Generation Award at the MTV Movie Awards. “I’m proudly half-black and half-Samoan, and I wanted to bring those cultures up here for the world to see,” he shared with the crowd—before encouraging people to be kind, compassionate and all-inclusive. Find out why he wasn’t accepted during his early days in Hollywood!

DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON, SANDRA BULLOCK & JADA PINKETT-SMITH INSPIRE AT THE MTV MOVIE AWARDS