Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson gets lost in Channing Tatum's eyes Ready for Star Wars ... Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson / Pic: AP Source: The Daily Telegraph HOLLYWOOD action man Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson says he learned the true value of family while living Down Under. Johnson, star of G.I Joe: Retaliation alongside Bruce Willis and Channing Tatum, spent his teenage years in Auckland. His father, US wrestler Rocky Johnson moved to New Zealand to compete on the Australasian circuit. Dwayne said: `"I grew up an only child and we lived a gypsy lifestyle. When we got to New Zealand, we stayed with our family. There were probably 12 of us in the house - my aunties, my uncles, my cousins. But that was the very first time in my life I had an incredible sense of family. Dwayne Johnson made his own name in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), as The Rock, then crossed over to movies with hits including The Scorpion King, The Tooth Fairy, and Fast 5. He plays reluctant hero Roadblock in GI Joe: Retaliation. Johnson said his co-star Tatum deserved his crown as People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive. He laughed: "Up close, when you're with Channing, you get lost in his eyes. Not me, of course. I'm too manly. I can see why People Magazine has dubbed him Sexiest Man Alive. Here's the cool part about Channing - Sexiest Man Alive, yes; big movie star, yes; a humble kid, yes. But Johnson struggled to keep his cool in scenes with Willis. I kept thinking: `Holy s---, I'm here with Bruce Willis. He was one of the inspirations for me when I got into acting. Johnson reveals he was spurred back to the WWE ring after getting trash talked by wrestler John Cena. Cena said Johnson had turned his back on the game, and fans, when he went to Hollywood. Johnson said: "When I went back (to fight Cena in 2011), it gave me an honest place to work from, which was: `How dare you say I'd turn my back on something I was born into. I have it in my blood. G.I Joe: Retaliation opens in cinemas on March 28.