Vin Diesel Quotes
For the 'Riddick' character, I try to get as ruthless as possible, and I want to be a machine.
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If you want to steal a base, steal a base. Don't make the hitter swing at a bad pitch trying to protect the runner.
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I want to do my hard dives really well, I want to see what my true potential in this sport really is. I want to grasp that.
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I'm not averse to being a supporting character. I try to pick parts where I can add something.
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I don't pray because I don't want to bore God.
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Businesses can't afford to react to what their customers want; they need to anticipate their needs.
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This basic thing I always do: 'What happened between the character's birth, and page one of the script?' Anything that's not in the story, I'll fill in the blanks.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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Try imagining James Joyce not writing about being a Catholic.
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I eat whatever I want, junk food included.
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In Men in Black, it was a very small character, no pun intended.
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I have been desperate to escape for so many years now, it is routine for me to try to escape.
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Anne Boleyn is an intriguing character. She seems to appeal to modern-day women in a very potent way. Because she was such an independently opinionated and spirited young woman, which at the time was unheard of.
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I don't want to privatise part of the parliament, like some people in Russia.
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Never jeopardize who you are for a role. Now, I'm not saying you should never change for a role, because the fun of being different characters is adapting different nuances and different parts of the character, but never jeopardize your moral compass or anything like that to have a role.
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I want to work with different people, and I would like to work in different places.
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When I want a long ball, I spin my hips faster.
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If you want to start reading Swedish crime fiction, you have to start with Sjowall and Wahloo.
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You want to compete, and you want to compete at the highest level.
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I made so many films which were more important, but the only one people ever want to talk about is that one with Bogart.
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I will never use swear words unless they're necessary and unless I feel that is what the character would have said in those circumstances."
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Indians have very good engineering capabilities, and that is why, if an industry focuses on innovation, you will have a far greater chance of success, rather than the model which is based on just being a production machine.
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In Denver, I was a homebody, and that's a life I'd chosen with great happiness. I wanted that break from the arc lights and focus on building a lovely home, have some fun, look after my kids and do things that I had missed out on while pursuing my dream.
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I feel very lucky that when I'm burnt out of acting, I take to the pen, and I write something I want to direct. And then, when I'm tired of taking on too much responsibility as a director, I then look for an acting gig. And I've made it very clear that I'm interested in voiceover work. I mean, I'm always looking for voiceover gigs. I love that.
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For the 'Riddick' character, I try to get as ruthless as possible, and I want to be a machine.
