The idea of exploring character relations and their development over a decade has to be appealing for any actor who cherishes his craft.
VIN DIESELThe idea of exploring character relations and their development over a decade has to be appealing for any actor who cherishes his craft.
VIN DIESELIt wasn’t until I went to college and I got my first motorcycle that I understood the thrill of speed.
VIN DIESELA transvestite spends her entire life trying to look as feminine as possible and I have clearly spent mine celebrating my masculinity.
VIN DIESELMost of my confidence came from being with ladies, because I certainly wasn’t getting any acting jobs.
VIN DIESELMy mom used to say that I became a fighter and a scrapper and a tough guy to protect who I am at my core.
VIN DIESELThe 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.
VIN DIESELIf you believe in the project, you have to support it.
VIN DIESELI do practice martial arts, more as a recreational thing, but a lot of my friends have been heavyweight champions the in mixed martial arts world.
VIN DIESELI’m a New Yorker. I always have issues with trust – you adopt it from being a New Yorker.
VIN DIESELYou live these three months in this reality, in this dark reality, you don’t want to do those films every year because they’re taxing. I started smoking a lot of cigarettes.
VIN DIESELCareer diversification ain’t a bad thing.
VIN DIESELWhen 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.
VIN DIESELI 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.
VIN DIESELIf 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.
VIN DIESELI’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 haven’t had that many weird encounters with fans, thank God.
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