I’m a perfectionist. I’m very critical, especially artistically.
VIN DIESELI 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.
More Vin Diesel Quotes
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The thing that stood out above and beyond all the experiences was this relationship with the nine-month-old baby. On weekends, I’d be thinking about going back to set on Monday just to see the baby.
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I’m a boy who appreciates a good body, regardless of the make.
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I 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.
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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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I haven’t had that many weird encounters with fans, thank God.
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When I was a child actor, I had the fear that I was going to be cast as the tree.
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My gut feeling about sequels is that they should be premeditated: You should try to write a trilogy first or at least sketch out a trilogy if you have any faith in your film.
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With age, you get to a place where you don’t want to knock people out. You just want to give people a hug.
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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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We’ve come a long way, from where we’ve been. I’ll tell you all about it when I see you again.
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Choosing the car you drive is like choosing your wardrobe, maybe even more important.
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I grew up the son of an acting teacher but I’ve never been really good at articulating what that process is. It was always a bit more internal.
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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.”
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I do practice martial arts, more as a recreational thing, but a lot of my friends have been heavyweight champions the in mixed martial arts world.
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It’s like you have a child and you think, ‘Everything that I’ve done up until this point is insignificant in comparison to being a father.’ It’s a beautiful, beautiful thing.
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