Being male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of age. But being a Gentleman is a matter of choice.
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.
More Vin Diesel Quotes
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I could care less about being an action actor like Stallone or Schwarzenegger.
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I think there’s something we all relate to about wanting to get to our most primal self.
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I’ve directed independent film.
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It’s insecurity that is always chasing you and standing in the way of your dreams.
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Hollywood is more concerned about its male actors being in shape than its female actors.
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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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I used to feel guilty about owning a console.
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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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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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They say the open road helps you think. About where you’ve been and where you’re going.
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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 was the oldest of the children in my family. I had to do a lot of diaper-changing and lunch-making. I was taking my little sister to ballet, picking up my brother, sort of being a super-nanny.
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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 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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The most important thing in life will always be family. The people right here, right now.
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I am definitely a person of color.
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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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Deal-making goes on with any job.
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I enjoy playing a quintessential antihero. There’s something therapeutic about playing such characters. I know it sounds corny but I feel like I learn about myself when I play that characters.
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The thing that stood out above and beyond all the experiences was this relationship with the nine-month-old baby. On weekends, I’d be thinking about going back to set on Monday just to see the baby.
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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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If you believe in the project, you have to support it.
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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’ve been auditioning since I was 7 years old.
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I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.
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If it’s an amazing role, I’ll do anything.
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