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They say the open road helps you think. About where you’ve been and where you’re going.

Vin Diesel

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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Act Business Myself Start Time
I’ve turned down twentysomething million dollars for movies.
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Decline Movie Myself
I 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.
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Artist Community Growth Myself
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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Art Collaboration Pieces Togetherness Yourself
When I was a child actor, I had the fear that I was going to be cast as the tree.
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Children Fear Myself Tree
If you believe in the project, you have to support it.
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Believe Project Support Yourself
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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Afraid Darkness Exception Lips Myself Possible Walk Wall
That’s what I love. I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.
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Commitment Love Movie Myself Project Thinking
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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Advice Book Empowerment Mom Practical Yourself
The idea of exploring character relations and their development over a decade has to be appealing for any actor who cherishes his craft.
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Character Craft Development Ideas Relation
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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Day Extreme Fashion Life Myself Need Thinking
I love women more than anything.
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Love Myself Woman
I have dangerous bones in my body.
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Body Bone Dangerous Myself
When 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.
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Character Focus Myself Pocket Possible Process Stay
I don’t think a lot of actors talk about it, but there’s usually a process where you essentially purge yourself of the character that you played prior to the movie.
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Character Essential Play Previous Talk Thinking Yourself
The films that I do are deep, introspective, brooding roles that you’re in this heavy headspace all the time.
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Deep heavy Movie Myself Role Time

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