"It came about out of spite," Batista said of his transition from pro wrestling to acting. "First it came from me discovering I was a horrible actor. I wanted to become a better actor and I wanted to do it while I was still with WWE. They would not give me the opportunity within the company. I said that I should be given the opportunity to do it outside of the company, and they said 'absolutely not.' I said, 'Well, I'm going to let my contract run out, and I'm gonna leave.' So that's exactly what I did and I set out to be an actor."
Batista appeared in several smaller budget films before getting a small role in Riddick in 2013 and nabbing the role of Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy. Batista admitted that changing careers was a brave move, "and maybe a little stupid."
"It was brave and maybe a little stupid [laughs]," Batista said. "It was three years of me barely working. You know, [I had] a nice thing with the WWE. I made a very good living there. I was very comfortable and I could have stuck with that, but I just wanted to do something else."
Batista's latest film, Escape Plan 2: Hades starring Sylvester Stallone, was released straight to DVD this past June. His next film, Final Score, is scheduled to release this month.
"It was brave, and maybe a little stupid!"@DaveBautista tells @tSHandJ about his move from the #WWE to Hollywood superstar 📽️ pic.twitter.com/RI3b7tSOTY— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) August 31, 2018
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