Dwayne Johnson Details Emotional Performance With Daughters at Moana Premiere

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson always reminds his kids about how far they’ll go. 

And after his daughters Simone, 24, Jasmine, 10, and Tiana, 8, joined him and fellow Moana star Catherine Laga’aia onstage for a traditional Samoan taualuga performance, the 54-year-old celebrated the opportunity to showcase their shared culture at the film’s July 7 premiere.

“The emotions I’m feeling are gratitude and also, I’m careful with this word, but just real pride,” he exclusively told E! News’ Erin Lim Rhodes during the Los Angeles premiere. “I’m proud of our Polynesian culture to be represented on the biggest platform in the world, which is the big screen. With Disney, it’s just a massive company that knows how to serve up families around the world.”

Noting that he’s a “proud girl dad,” Johnson got emotional over his kids’ performance as well as Laga’aia’s, who he praised as “our Moana.”

“This is her first [film] and there’s so much pressure on her,” he said of his 19-year-old costar, “and I was so proud of her and it was so cool to see this Hollywood Bowl.”