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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.

Vin Diesel

I’ve turned down twentysomething million dollars for movies.
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Decline Movie Myself
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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Art Collaboration Pieces Togetherness Yourself
I used to feel guilty about owning a console.
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Feeling Guilty Myself
You make movies for the people. If critics happen to like them too, well, that’s a home run.
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Criticism Home Movie Myself People Run
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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College Myself Speed Thrill Understand
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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Feeling Hairs Head Lost Myself Therapy
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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Children Exception Movie Myself Screen See Thinking
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
When people believe in you, you can do miraculous things.
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Believe Miracle People Yourself
We all deal with being unfairly judged.
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Deal Fair Judgment
The idea of exploring character relations and their development over a decade has to be appealing for any actor who cherishes his craft.
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Character Craft Development Ideas Relation
I think there’s something we all relate to about wanting to get to our most primal self.
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Myself Relate Spiritual Thinking
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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Approach Enjoyment Flattery Kind Myself People Talent Thinking Worth
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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Criticism Myself Retard Room Worst Writing
I would love to do more science fiction. I always envisioned the Riddick franchise as a continuing mythology, so I always imagined that there would be many other films to follow.
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Fiction Follow Imagination Love Myself Mythology Science Vision
When you go to the movies with your whole family, it’s a different experience. For some reason, it’s something that you’re all doing together and you take away something special in that.
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Family Movie Reason Special Togetherness Yourself

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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