Vin Diesel Quotes

I'm a New Yorker. I always have issues with trust - you adopt it from being a New Yorker.

I'm going to do my best to channel the character on a spiritual level.

You get a timeless cool card in New York.

The only way anyone knows which girl I'm with is if a one-night stand goes on 'Howard Stern.'

The idea of exploring character relations and their development over a decade has to be appealing for any actor who cherishes his craft.

My mother is the most supportive mother in the world, she's magical.

Career diversification ain't a bad thing.

It'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.

When I first did 'The Fast and the Furious', I didn't want there to be a sequel on the first one. I thought, 'Why would you rush to do a sequel - just because your first film is successful?'

When I got on the set of 'Saving Private Ryan,' I discovered, to my amazement, that Steven Spielberg is a gamer.

The films that I do are deep, introspective, brooding roles that you're in this heavy headspace all the time.

Deal-making goes on with any job.

I grew up the son of an acting teacher but I've never been really good at articulating what that process is. It was always a bit more internal.

I was the oldest of the children in my family. I had to do a lot of diaper-changing and lunch-making. I was taking my little sister to ballet, picking up my brother, sort of being a super-nanny.

I used to feel guilty about owning a console.

I'm a perfectionist. I'm very critical, especially artistically.

When I was a child actor, I had the fear that I was going to be cast as the tree.

I was a bouncer for ten years in New York City.

I've turned down twentysomething million dollars for movies.

If it's an amazing role, I'll do anything.

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.

That's what I love. I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.

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.

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."

I can't go white, Indian, Asian, Latin. For me, in my existence, if I'm anything, I'm inclusive of everyone, and we are just one, and I hope that global harmony is in all of us.

I believe in paying special attention to every project that you do and supporting the projects you do.

Unfortunately, in Hollywood, there are those directors that have some contempt for actors. We've all experienced that, in one way or another.

I'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.

I enjoy playing a quintessential antihero. There's something therapeutic about playing such characters. I know it sounds corny but I feel like I learn about myself when I play that characters.

I'm not disciplined enough to be a writer consistently. I write when I have to.

I envision the future sunny and with love, harmony and oneness. I think Hollywood is changing.

I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.

I've directed independent film.

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.

Hollywood is more concerned about its male actors being in shape than its female actors.

Most of my confidence came from being with ladies, because I certainly wasn't getting any acting jobs.

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."

It's really bizarre because no one knows this, but elephants have killed more animal trainers than any other animal.

I've been auditioning since I was 7 years old.

My mom insisted on multigrain bread and never allowed soda in the house.

I always have issues with trust.