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. - Vin Diesel
I was walking around with the babies so much that when I got to the Sidney Lumet picture, I would be on set in between takes and I'd be rocking back and forth. Just standing like this rocking back and forth, and Sidney would say, Why are you walking like that in between takes? - Vin Diesel
I would love to do more science fiction. I always envisioned the Riddick franchise as a continuing mythology, so I always imagined that there would be many other films to follow. - Vin Diesel
If you take my performance or my understanding of the role and my appreciation for story and then dress it in CGI, that I guess becomes an action film. - Vin Diesel
I'm not really afraid of the dark, except if I'm walking. The thing that scares me the most is the possibility of walking into a wall and busting my lip. - Vin Diesel
It was interesting to do a completely fictional piece. You know, Saving Private Ryan was not a fictional piece! So the challenge was: How do you incorporate real emotions? How do you incorporate aspects that people are going to be able to identify with? - Vin Diesel
It wasn't until I went to college and I got my first motorcycle that I understood the thrill of speed. - Vin Diesel
Most of my confidence came from being with ladies, because I certainly wasn't getting any acting jobs. - Vin Diesel
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. - Vin Diesel
My mom used to say that I became a fighter and a scrapper and a tough guy to protect who I am at my core. - Vin Diesel
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. - Vin Diesel
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. - Vin Diesel
Obviously, for me, story is first and foremost, even in the face of the attractive idea of having all the cast there, or having a great piece of talent come to it. - Vin Diesel
The films that I do are deep, introspective, brooding roles that you're in this heavy headspace all the time. - Vin Diesel
The idea of exploring character relations and their development over a decade has to be appealing for any actor who cherishes his craft. - Vin Diesel
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. - Vin Diesel
The most important thing in life will always be family. The people right here, right now. - Vin Diesel
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