When I was a child actor, I had the fear that I was going to be cast as the tree.
VIN DIESELWith age, you get to a place where you don’t want to knock people out. You just want to give people a hug.
More Vin Diesel Quotes
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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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That’s what I love. I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.
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I 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.
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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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Unfortunately, in Hollywood, there are those directors that have some contempt for actors. We’ve all experienced that, in one way or another.
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I’m not disciplined enough to be a writer consistently. I write when I have to.
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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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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.
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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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When people believe in you, you can do miraculous things.
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I started acting when I was seven-years-old. By the time I was 17 I would say: “If I’m not a star by the time I’m 18, I’ll get out of the business.”
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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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I am definitely a person of color.
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It wasn’t until I went to college and I got my first motorcycle that I understood the thrill of speed.
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You get a timeless cool card in New York.
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