Vin Diesel
I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.
The idea of exploring character relations and their development over a decade has to be appealing for any actor who cherishes his craft.
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.
A person in my position has to restrain himself.
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.
I was a bouncer for ten years in New York City.
If Clark Gable had a Facebook page, there would have been a 'Gone with the Wind 2.'
I used to feel guilty about owning a console.
My mother is the most supportive mother in the world, she's magical.
Every actor has their own process. For me, I really need to stay in the pocket. So, if 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.
I am flattered that they think that many people would enjoy my work. I don't approach any genre a different way than I may approach another one. I treat every role I do like a role worthy of applying whatever kind of tactic, process and talent I have.
Well, love motivates me in everything I do.
I think a few pictures at a time.
I've directed independent film.
Most of my confidence came from being with ladies, because I certainly wasn't getting any acting jobs.
I've turned down twentysomething million dollars for movies.
If you think about my filmography, I have never done a movie that a kid could go see, except for 'Iron Giant,' and I'm not even on the screen.
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.
The films that I do are deep, introspective, brooding roles that you're in this heavy headspace all the time.
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.
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 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 could care less about being an action actor like Stallone or Schwarzenegger.
I've worked out for years. For a long time, it was my only sense of gratification.
The man who raised me is black. Culturally, he made me who I am. He was a theatre director, so he also guided me artistically.
I act because it's the one time I'm sure of my identity. There's no doubt. It's on paper.
None of the actor methods ever discussed what it would be like to play a character on film for over a decade, and what it must be like to return to a character and imagine the time off-screen, which is interesting. There's something as an actor that I enjoy about evolving characters.
The thing I'm scared of most is not fulfilling my work. There's so much anxiety around trying to get a movie made that you don't really get to be afraid of anything else.
A day with my kids is the best day.
The reality is that I always envisioned the 'Riddick' franchise as a continuing mythology, so I always imagined that there would be many other films to follow.
I try to create an environment where, when we step onto the set, we're all in character.
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. That's the first thing. You want to do it.
I always have issues with trust. I'm a New Yorker... Really, I think trust is something that comes from the gut. And I think you have to - it's probably the worst advice to give people - but I think you gotta trust people from your gut.
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.
The second I walk onto the set and I know that there's a camera and I know that there's a David Twohy behind that camera, there is zero pressure. There is just me jumping into a pool called 'Riddick.' It's the most free I am. It's like channeling something.
I drive a Yukon Flex Fuel, and there's baby seats in the back.
I approach 'Fast & Furious 6' the same way I would approach a Sidney Lumet film. Getting into character's getting into character.
For the 'Riddick' character, I try to get as ruthless as possible, and I want to be a machine.
The most important thing in life will always be family. The people right here, right now.Collection: Things In Life
Find your confidence, lead with love... the rest will follow.Collection: Diesel
Being male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of age. But being a Gentleman is a matter of choice.Collection: Men
Show me how you drive and I'll show you who you are.Collection: Show Me
When people believe in you, you can do miraculous things.Collection: Believe
I used to say I live my life a quarter mile at a time and I think that's why we were brothers- because you did, too. No matter where you are, whether it's a quarter mile away or half way across the world. The most important thing in life, will always be the people in this room. Salute mi familia. You'll always be with me... And you'll always be my brother.Collection: Brother
They say the open road helps you think. About where you've been and where you're going.Collection: Thinking
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.Collection: Team
IT don't matter if you win by an inch or a milewinning is winning!!Collection: Winning
We've come a long way, from where we've been. I'll tell you all about it when I see you again.Collection: Long
Choosing the car you drive is like choosing your wardrobe, maybe even more important.Collection: Car