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.
VIN DIESELI 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.
VIN DIESELIt 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.
VIN DIESELIt’s like you have a child and you think, ‘Everything that I’ve done up until this point is insignificant in comparison to being a father.’ It’s a beautiful, beautiful thing.
VIN DIESELMost of my confidence came from being with ladies, because I certainly wasn’t getting any acting jobs.
VIN DIESELI’ve turned down twentysomething million dollars for movies.
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.
VIN DIESELFilm is my hobby, so I will work well through the night to develop films, whatever film I’m doing or dream projects I have.
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.
VIN DIESELI’m a fantasy guy. So I brought the fantasy element to the Riddick, David Twohy brought the sci-fi, and it came together.You see that in every aspect of the film.
VIN DIESELI used to feel guilty about owning a console.
VIN DIESELWhen I was a child actor, I had the fear that I was going to be cast as the tree.
VIN DIESELI have dangerous bones in my body.
VIN DIESELWhen you go to the movies with your whole family, it’s a different experience. For some reason, it’s something that you’re all doing together and you take away something special in that.
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 DIESELWe’ve come a long way, from where we’ve been. I’ll tell you all about it when I see you again.
VIN DIESELI do practice martial arts, more as a recreational thing, but a lot of my friends have been heavyweight champions the in mixed martial arts world.
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