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.
VIN DIESELI 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.
More Vin Diesel Quotes
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I’m a fantasy guy. So I brought the fantasy element to the Riddick, David Twohy brought the sci-fi, and it came together.You see that in every aspect of the film.
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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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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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Deal-making goes on with any job.
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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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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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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 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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I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.
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I’m a perfectionist. I’m very critical, especially artistically.
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I am flattered that they think that many people would enjoy my work. I don’t approach any genre a different way than I may approach another one. I treat every role I do like a role worthy of applying whatever kind of tactic, process and talent I have.
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It’s insecurity that is always chasing you and standing in the way of your dreams.
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I’m a boy who appreciates a good body, regardless of the make.
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Career diversification ain’t a bad thing.
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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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