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I can’t go white, Indian, Asian, Latin. For me, in my existence, if I’m anything, I’m inclusive of everyone, and we are just one, and I hope that global harmony is in all of us.

Vin Diesel

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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Actor Best Choice Expectation Myself
Film is my hobby, so I will work well through the night to develop films, whatever film I’m doing or dream projects I have.
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Development Dreams Myself Night Project Work
You live these three months in this reality, in this dark reality, you don’t want to do those films every year because they’re taxing. I started smoking a lot of cigarettes.
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Darkness Live Reality Smoke Start Yourself
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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Character Make Up Moments Myself Production Thinking
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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Character Focus Myself Pocket Possible Process Stay
A person in my position has to restrain himself.
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Himself Person Position Strain
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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Freedom Live Myself Store Time
My mother gave me this book called Feature Films at Used Car Prices by a guy named Rick Schmidt. I gotta credit the guy, cuz he gave me the most practical advice. It empowers you.
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Advice Book Empowerment Mom Practical Yourself
I’m a New Yorker. I always have issues with trust – you adopt it from being a New Yorker.
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Adopt Issues Myself Trust
I was the oldest of the children in my family. I had to do a lot of diaper-changing and lunch-making. I was taking my little sister to ballet, picking up my brother, sort of being a super-nanny.
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Change Children Family Myself Old
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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Beyond Experience Myself Relationship Thinking
We all deal with being unfairly judged.
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Deal Fair Judgment
When people believe in you, you can do miraculous things.
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Believe Miracle People Yourself
It’s insecurity that is always chasing you and standing in the way of your dreams.
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Chase Dreams Insecurity Stand Way Yourself
I’m not disciplined enough to be a writer consistently. I write when I have to.
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Consistent Discipline Enough Myself Writing
The films that I do are deep, introspective, brooding roles that you’re in this heavy headspace all the time.
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Deep heavy Movie Myself Role Time

I can’t go white, Indian, Asian, Latin. For me, in my existence, if I’m anything, I’m inclusive of everyone, and we are just one, and I hope that global harmony is in all of us.

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I can’t go white, Indian, Asian, Latin. For me, in my existence, if I’m anything, I’m inclusive of everyone, and we are just one, and I hope that global harmony is in all of us.

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