Vin Diesel Quotes
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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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My 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.
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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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I haven't had that many weird encounters with fans, thank God.
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It's remarkable how a soundtrack can be so important to the storytelling and the experience. I think the music is going to make people see the movie a lot. The music is going to make you want to go see it again. You have so much fun in the movie, and it's music that you want to share with your kids, anyway.
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When Lucas was doing Star Wars, he didn't have a 50 million person Facebook following where he could just sift through feedback to try to get an idea for what he was going to do next. It's a luxury we have today.
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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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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 grew up with all kinds of people.
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It's really bizarre because no one knows this, but elephants have killed more animal trainers than any other animal.
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The films that I do are deep, introspective, brooding roles that you're in this heavy headspace all the time.
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Hollywood is more concerned about its male actors being in shape than its female actors.
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Choosing the car you drive is like choosing your wardrobe, maybe even more important.
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I'm a perfectionist. I'm very critical, especially artistically.
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Most of my confidence came from being with ladies, because I certainly wasn't getting any acting jobs.
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We all deal with being unfairly judged.
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Vin Diesel had to hire a babysitter.
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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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I believe in paying special attention to every project that you do and supporting the projects you do.
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What was bizarre, when I was younger, I never watched TV. I would rather watch a movie 100 times than to watch a TV show, just to find another nuance. I can't tell you how many times I've watched 'On the Waterfront', just to find a flaw so that I can learn and try to improve my thing.
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I used to feel guilty about owning a console.
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I shaved my head about 15 years ago and the first time I shaved it, I started running my hand through my hair and it was very therapeutic.
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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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When 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.
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Rated R movies are few and far between, nowadays. We're all seeing less and less rated R movies, and less and less of them are being made.
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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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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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I live my life a quarter mile at a time. Nothing else matters: not the mortgage, not the store, not my team and all their bullshit. For those ten seconds or less, I'm free.
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You get a timeless cool card in New York.
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If you believe in the project, you have to support it.
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