If you had asked me back in grade school what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would have said my first choice was an actor, but if I couldn’t be that, I’d want to be a superhero.
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More Vin Diesel Quotes
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I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.
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I think there’s something we all relate to about wanting to get to our most primal self.
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I’ve turned down twentysomething million dollars for movies.
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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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I’m a New Yorker. I always have issues with trust – you adopt it from being a New Yorker.
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A person in my position has to restrain himself.
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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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The films that I do are deep, introspective, brooding roles that you’re in this heavy headspace all the time.
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Rated R movies are few and far between, nowadays. We’re all seeing less and less rated R movies, and less and less of them are being made.
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You get a timeless cool card in New York.
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I’m a boy who appreciates a good body, regardless of the make.
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I am definitely a person of color.
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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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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’ve been auditioning since I was 7 years old.
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