If I’m on set and I’m in character, I’m not thinking like a producer. If I’m on set and I’m not in character, wardrobe and make-up, and I’m just coming on set for the moments that I’m not shooting, then I’m able to be the producer.
VIN DIESELMy 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.
More Vin Diesel Quotes
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If you believe in the project, you have to support it.
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I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.
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Any film that you see is never just the director. If it’s a film that you love, it’s not so easy to say, “Oh it’s directed by this person – that means everything that person directs is going be wonderful.”
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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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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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I’m a New Yorker. I always have issues with trust – you adopt it from being a New Yorker.
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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 grew up in an artists community in New York, in a building that was government-subsidised for artists. No one made any money, but they made art for the sake of art.
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My mother is the most supportive mother in the world, she’s magical.
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I can’t go white, Indian, Asian, Latin. For me, in my existence, if I’m anything, I’m inclusive of everyone, and we are just one, and I hope that global harmony is in all of us.
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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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A person in my position has to restrain himself.
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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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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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We’ve come a long way, from where we’ve been. I’ll tell you all about it when I see you again.
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