I live my life a quarter mile at a time. Nothing else matters: not the mortgage, not the store, not my team and all their bullshit. For those ten seconds or less, I’m free.
VIN DIESELI live my life a quarter mile at a time. Nothing else matters: not the mortgage, not the store, not my team and all their bullshit. For those ten seconds or less, I’m free.
VIN DIESELIT don’t matter if you win by an inch or a milewinning is winning!!
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 love women more than anything.
VIN DIESELBeing male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of age. But being a Gentleman is a matter of choice.
VIN DIESELThe most important thing in life will always be family. The people right here, right now.
VIN DIESELIf you believe in the project, you have to support it.
VIN DIESELI am definitely a person of color.
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 DIESELWhen 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.”
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 DIESELThe 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.
VIN DIESELIt’s really bizarre because no one knows this, but elephants have killed more animal trainers than any other animal.
VIN DIESELOf 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.
VIN DIESELChoosing the car you drive is like choosing your wardrobe, maybe even more important.
VIN DIESELIf I’m on set and I’m in character, I’m not thinking like a producer. If I’m on set and I’m not in character, wardrobe and make-up, and I’m just coming on set for the moments that I’m not shooting, then I’m able to be the producer.
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