We all deal with being unfairly judged.
VIN DIESELIt wasn’t until I went to college and I got my first motorcycle that I understood the thrill of speed.
More Vin Diesel Quotes
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Deal-making goes on with any job.
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I’m a perfectionist. I’m very critical, especially artistically.
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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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Unfortunately, in Hollywood, there are those directors that have some contempt for actors. We’ve all experienced that, in one way or another.
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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’m a New Yorker. I always have issues with trust – you adopt it from being a New Yorker.
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You get a timeless cool card in New York.
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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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Nothing comes easy when I’m in character, because everything I do in character, I take seriously.
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I 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.
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When I’m writing, I’m locking myself in a room. I’m the worst critic in the world. I write something and then I beat myself up. I’m like “Vin, you’re retarded, that makes no sense.”
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If you believe in the project, you have to support it.
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Choosing the car you drive is like choosing your wardrobe, maybe even more important.
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Hollywood is more concerned about its male actors being in shape than its female actors.
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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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