I think there’s something we all relate to about wanting to get to our most primal self.
VIN DIESELI think there’s something we all relate to about wanting to get to our most primal self.
VIN DIESELI’m a perfectionist. I’m very critical, especially artistically.
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 DIESELWhen I was a child actor, I had the fear that I was going to be cast as the tree.
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 DIESELI 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.
VIN DIESELWhen you come onto the set, everything should be focused around your character and you should stay in the pocket, as much as possible. Every actor has their own process. For me, I really need to stay in the pocket.
VIN DIESELChoosing the car you drive is like choosing your wardrobe, maybe even more important.
VIN DIESELMy gut feeling about sequels is that they should be premeditated: You should try to write a trilogy first or at least sketch out a trilogy if you have any faith in your film.
VIN DIESELI’m a boy who appreciates a good body, regardless of the make.
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.
VIN DIESELIf 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.
VIN DIESELIt’s really bizarre because no one knows this, but elephants have killed more animal trainers than any other animal.
VIN DIESELI 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.”
VIN DIESELFilmmaking is such a collaborative piece of art that you can’t look to one person – you couldn’t look to me, you couldn’t say, ‘Because Vin’s in it, it’s this or that.’ It’s really all of us coming together for that period of time to try and make magic.
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