It wasn’t until I went to college and I got my first motorcycle that I understood the thrill of speed.
VIN DIESELIt wasn’t until I went to college and I got my first motorcycle that I understood the thrill of speed.
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 DIESELI 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.
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 DIESELWe all deal with being unfairly judged.
VIN DIESELThe most important thing in life will always be family. The people right here, right now.
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 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 DIESELI’ve directed independent film.
VIN DIESELIt’s insecurity that is always chasing you and standing in the way of your dreams.
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 DIESELWith age, you get to a place where you don’t want to knock people out. You just want to give people a hug.
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 DIESELThe films that I do are deep, introspective, brooding roles that you’re in this heavy headspace all the time.
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 DIESEL