Of course, I don’t act in an extreme fashion in my day to day life. I don’t think any of us live do. I think we all have that reserve somewhere and we pull upon it when we need it.
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More Vin Diesel Quotes
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If you think about my filmography, I have never done a movie that a kid could go see, except for Iron Giant, and I’m not even on the screen.
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A transvestite spends her entire life trying to look as feminine as possible and I have clearly spent mine celebrating my masculinity.
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I believe in paying special attention to every project that you do and supporting the projects you do.
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In Hollywood, I think I get a bad rap for being a perfectionist. It’s something that’s not always welcomed in Hollywood, because you’re always pushing people and you’re pushing yourself to be the best that you can be.
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I grew up with all kinds of people.
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It’s really bizarre because no one knows this, but elephants have killed more animal trainers than any other animal.
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Most of my confidence came from being with ladies, because I certainly wasn’t getting any acting jobs.
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I’ve turned down twentysomething million dollars for movies.
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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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Show me how you drive and I’ll show you who you are.
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When people believe in you, you can do miraculous things.
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Career diversification ain’t a bad thing.
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The whole year I was in LA I got into telemarketing and learned how to make money. Five years later that skill helped me make my first film.
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I used to feel guilty about owning a console.
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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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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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Well, love motivates me in everything I do.
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Deal-making goes on with any job.
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I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.
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I live my life a quarter mile at a time. Nothing else matters: not the mortgage, not the store, not my team and all their bullshit. For those ten seconds or less, I’m free.
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I always want another actor to shine in my scene because it makes the film stronger. I would encourage people to scene steal, because filmmaking is a collaborative effort.
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Video games are one step before a whole other virtual universe.
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IT don’t matter if you win by an inch or a milewinning is winning!!
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I am definitely a person of color.
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I would love to do more science fiction. I always envisioned the Riddick franchise as a continuing mythology, so I always imagined that there would be many other films to follow.
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If it’s an amazing role, I’ll do anything.
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