My mother gave me this book called Feature Films at Used Car Prices by a guy named Rick Schmidt. I gotta credit the guy, cuz he gave me the most practical advice. It empowers you.
VIN DIESELI 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’m going to do my best to channel the character on a spiritual level.
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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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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 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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I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.
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I’ve turned down twentysomething million dollars for movies.
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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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Choosing the car you drive is like choosing your wardrobe, maybe even more important.
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I envision the future sunny and with love, harmony and oneness. I think Hollywood is changing.
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It would be flattering to call it a modern Dirty Harry, but I think this film deals more with the loss of his wife than the traditional revenge vigilante films.
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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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A transvestite spends her entire life trying to look as feminine as possible and I have clearly spent mine celebrating my masculinity.
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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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You make movies for the people. If critics happen to like them too, well, that’s a home run.
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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 could care less about being an action actor like Stallone or Schwarzenegger.
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I grew up with all kinds of people.
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I have dangerous bones in my body.
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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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You get a timeless cool card in New York.
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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 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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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 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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IT don’t matter if you win by an inch or a milewinning is winning!!
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In Hollywood, I think I get a bad rap for being a perfectionist. It’s something that’s not always welcomed in Hollywood, because you’re always pushing people and you’re pushing yourself to be the best that you can be.
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