United Kingdom, Sept. 26 -- Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is "not a big therapy guy".

The 53-year-old actor was "scared" to challenge himself in his career after years making big-budget blockbuster movies and found it particularly difficult to express that because he usually prefers to "bottle s*** up" instead of discussing his feelings.

He told The Guardian newspaper: "I've been in this space for years where I wanted to do more.

"I wanted to not only challenge myself but to listen to my gut. To really rip myself open. And, quite honestly, I was scared.

"I'm not a big therapy guy. I've had some great conversations with therapists but it's not the thing I run to. I bottle s*** up inside me, like a lot of guys, which I recognise is not the ...