Any film that you see is never just the director. If it’s a film that you love, it’s not so easy to say, “Oh it’s directed by this person – that means everything that person directs is going be wonderful.”
VIN DIESELI shaved my head about 15 years ago and the first time I shaved it, I started running my hand through my hair and it was very therapeutic.
More Vin Diesel Quotes
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I’m a perfectionist. I’m very critical, especially artistically.
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I’m a New Yorker. I always have issues with trust – you adopt it from being a New Yorker.
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I’m an actor. I can do whatever I want. As an actor, not everything has to be the most obvious choice. And sometimes, the best thing you can do is to defy expectations.
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I don’t think a lot of actors talk about it, but there’s usually a process where you essentially purge yourself of the character that you played prior to the movie.
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I enjoy playing a quintessential antihero. There’s something therapeutic about playing such characters. I know it sounds corny but I feel like I learn about myself when I play that characters.
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Being male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of age. But being a Gentleman is a matter of choice.
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The idea of exploring character relations and their development over a decade has to be appealing for any actor who cherishes his craft.
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Filmmaking is such a collaborative piece of art that you can’t look to one person – you couldn’t look to me, you couldn’t say, ‘Because Vin’s in it, it’s this or that.’ It’s really all of us coming together for that period of time to try and make magic.
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When I’m writing, I’m locking myself in a room. I’m the worst critic in the world. I write something and then I beat myself up. I’m like “Vin, you’re retarded, that makes no sense.”
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Choosing the car you drive is like choosing your wardrobe, maybe even more important.
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If I’m on set and I’m in character, I’m not thinking like a producer. If I’m on set and I’m not in character, wardrobe and make-up, and I’m just coming on set for the moments that I’m not shooting, then I’m able to be the producer.
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When you come onto the set, everything should be focused around your character and you should stay in the pocket, as much as possible. Every actor has their own process. For me, I really need to stay in the pocket.
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I’m going to do my best to channel the character on a spiritual level.
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I envision the future sunny and with love, harmony and oneness. I think Hollywood is changing.
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It would be flattering to call it a modern Dirty Harry, but I think this film deals more with the loss of his wife than the traditional revenge vigilante films.
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