When I was a child actor, I had the fear that I was going to be cast as the tree.
VIN DIESELUnfortunately, in Hollywood, there are those directors that have some contempt for actors. We’ve all experienced that, in one way or another.
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My mom used to say that I became a fighter and a scrapper and a tough guy to protect who I am at my core.
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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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It’s really bizarre because no one knows this, but elephants have killed more animal trainers than any other animal.
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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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I’m not disciplined enough to be a writer consistently. I write when I have to.
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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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I have dangerous bones in my body.
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I’ve turned down twentysomething million dollars for movies.
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I used to feel guilty about owning a console.
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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 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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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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Nothing comes easy when I’m in character, because everything I do in character, I take seriously.
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Being male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of age. But being a Gentleman is a matter of choice.
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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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