Quotes By Vin Diesel

I look formidable.

I talk too much.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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

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.

Deal-making goes on with any job.

You get a timeless cool card in New York.

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.

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?

You live these three months in this reality, in this dark reality. You don't want to do those films every year because they're taxing. I started smoking a lot of cigarettes.

I think a few pictures at a time.

It wasn't until I went to college and I got my first motorcycle that I understood the thrill of speed.

I love women more than anything.

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.

Well, love motivates me in everything I do.

We all deal with being unfairly judged.

I have dangerous bones in my body.

With age, you get to a place where you don't want to knock people out. You just want to give people a hug.

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

A person in my position has to restrain himself.

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?'

You break her heart, I'll break your neck.

If you had asked me back in grade school what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would have said my first choice was an actor, but if I couldn't be that, I'd want to be a superhero.

I've turned down twentysomething million dollars for movies.

It's hard for me to talk about Dom right now because I am Dom right now. So it's a really strange exercise to try to reflect on something that I am at the moment. But I guarantee you that when I'm done with the movie and you ask me that question, I'll be able to give you something insightful.