I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.
VIN DIESELI 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.
More Vin Diesel Quotes
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I started acting when I was seven-years-old. By the time I was 17 I would say: “If I’m not a star by the time I’m 18, I’ll get out of the business.”
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Show me how you drive and I’ll show you who you are.
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I used to feel guilty about owning a console.
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I’ve directed independent film.
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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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It wasn’t until I went to college and I got my first motorcycle that I understood the thrill of speed.
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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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The most important thing in life will always be family. The people right here, right now.
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My mother is the most supportive mother in the world, she’s magical.
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We all deal with being unfairly judged.
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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 haven’t had that many weird encounters with fans, thank God.
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Find your confidence, lead with love, the rest will follow.
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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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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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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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Well, love motivates me in everything I do.
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I’ve been auditioning since I was 7 years old.
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I’m a perfectionist. I’m very critical, especially artistically.
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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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If it’s an amazing role, I’ll do anything.
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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 a boy who appreciates a good body, regardless of the make.
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Choosing the car you drive is like choosing your wardrobe, maybe even more important.
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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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It’s insecurity that is always chasing you and standing in the way of your dreams.
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