I 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.
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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.
More Vin Diesel Quotes
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I 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.
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Of course, I don’t act in an extreme fashion in my day to day life. I don’t think any of us live do. I think we all have that reserve somewhere and we pull upon it when we need it.
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The films that I do are deep, introspective, brooding roles that you’re in this heavy headspace all the time.
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If you take my performance or my understanding of the role and my appreciation for story and then dress it in CGI, that I guess becomes an action film.
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If 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.
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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 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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You 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.
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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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Most of my confidence came from being with ladies, because I certainly wasn’t getting any acting jobs.
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I grew up with all kinds of people.
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Find your confidence, lead with love, the rest will follow.
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Deal-making goes on with any job.
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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 love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.
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When people believe in you, you can do miraculous things.
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