Most of my confidence came from being with ladies, because I certainly wasn’t getting any acting jobs.
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.
More Vin Diesel Quotes
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I think there’s something we all relate to about wanting to get to our most primal self.
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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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I’m a boy who appreciates a good body, regardless of the make.
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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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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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We all deal with being unfairly judged.
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Nothing comes easy when I’m in character, because everything I do in character, I take seriously.
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I’m an actor. I can do whatever I want. As an actor, not everything has to be the most obvious choice. And sometimes, the best thing you can do is to defy expectations.
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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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I’ve turned down twentysomething million dollars for movies.
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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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Filmmaking 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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I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.
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I’m not really afraid of the dark, except if I’m walking. The thing that scares me the most is the possibility of walking into a wall and busting my lip.
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Find your confidence, lead with love, the rest will follow.
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