Effendy Vin Quotes

Surely it wasn't possible that Vin diPietro was the first assignment.
"Hello?" DiPietro waved. "You in there?"
Nah, Jim thought. Can't be. That would be above and beyond any call of duty.
Over the guy's shoulder, the commercial that was on the TV suddenly showed a price of $49.99-no, $29.99, with a little red arrow that ... considering where Vin was standing, poined right at his head.
"Sh*t, no" Jim muttered. This was the guy?
On the Tv screen, some woman in a pink bathrobe smiled up at the camera and mouthed, Yes, it is! ~ J.R. Ward

Life, Vin said. You said that the only reason to create something was so that you could destroy it. ~ Brandon Sanderson

A person in my position has to restrain himself. ~ Vin Diesel

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

Proving that the best villains have the charisma of a hero, (Jason) Statham makes a strong impression, supplying the kind of menace that permeates the movie even when he's not on screen. His fight with (Dwayne) Johnson doesn't have the bang you'd expect from a The Transporter versus The Rock match-up, but the climactic Statham-(Vin)Diesel battle more than delivers. ~ Alonso Duralde

It's easier to pick off a fast runner than to pick off a lazy runner. ~ Vin Scully

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

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. ~ Vin Diesel

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. ~ Vin Diesel

In his old life, the answer would have been easy: He'd have just put a gun to Vin's head and dragged the fucker to the altar. Now? He needed to be a little more civilized. ~ J.R. Ward

I act because it's the one time I'm sure of my identity. There's no doubt. It's on paper. ~ Vin Diesel

It's a mere moment in a man's life between an All-Star game and an old-timer's game. ~ Vin Scully

All my life I've worked and I was so lucky to go from a radio station in Washington to the Dodgers and of course, it never stopped. For me to suddenly put the key in the ignition and turn the engine off, it's kind of a frightening thought. I put the key in and left it there, God willing, for another year. ~ Vin Scully

I look formidable. ~ Vin Diesel

How good was Stan Musial? He was good enough to take your breath away. ~ Vin Scully

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

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

I am definitely a person of color. ~ Vin Diesel

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

You break her heart, I'll break your neck. ~ Vin Diesel

Sazed shook his head, walking over to stand beside her. "Belief isn't simply a thing for fair times and bright days, I think. What is belief - what is faith - if you don't continue in it after failure?" Vin frowned. "Anyone can believe in someone, or something, that always succeeds, Mistress. But failure ... ah, now, that is hard to believe in, certainly and truly. Difficult enough to have value, I think. ~ Brandon Sanderson

Imagine having no chain of titles for cars, no VIN numbers, and no DMV. There'd be total chaos! But that's basically the system for debt. ~ Jake Halpern

I've told several writers this, and, again, I get back to it, but if you want to make God smile, tell him your plans. ~ Vin Scully

Vin looked down at the handkerchief. Whena nobleman wants to court a lady seriously, he gives her a handkerchief. ~ Brandon Sanderson

I realize that the memories I cherish most are not the first night successes, but of simple, everyday things: walking through our garden in the country after rain; sitting outside a cafe in Provence, drinking the vin de pays; staying at a little hotel in an English market town with Larry, in the early days after our marriage, when he was serving in the Fleet Air Arm, and I was touring Scotland, so that we had to make long treks to spend weekends together. ~ Vivien Leigh

I haven't had that many weird encounters with fans, thank God. ~ Vin Diesel

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. ~ Vin Diesel

If you have a sombrero, throw it to the sky! ~ Vin Scully

(Roberto) Clemente could field the ball in New York and throw out a guy in Pennsylvania. ~ Vin Scully

He grabbed the sword from the man he had felled, holding the weapon in unpracticed hands, staring down a much larger force.
"I was wrong about that one, Mistress," Sazed said softly. "I ... apologize."
Vin smiled. ~ Brandon Sanderson

Elend smiled. "Oh, come on. You have to admit that you're unusual, Vin. You're like some strange mixture of a noblewoman, a street urchin, and a cat. Plus, you've mangaged - in our short three years together - to kill not only my god, but my father, my brother, and my fiancée. That's kind of like a homicidal hat trick. ~ Brandon Sanderson

So imagine: Dungeons and Dragons [is] a table filled with artists, whether they're painters, whether they're actors, whether they're poets … - whatever they are, they are able to live in this world of imagination. ~ Vin Diesel

Nut cases only succeed in multiple killings when
they can be confident their prospective victims are disarmed. ~ Vin Suprynowicz

The charm about baseball is everyone has played it in some form. Everyone relates to it. ~ Vin Scully

Jesus is a powerful guy in Hollywood. Not quite as powerful as Vin Diesel, but powerful. ~ Christian Finnegan

Well, Vin says that there's something behind all this, right? Some evil force of doom or whatever? Well, if I were said force of doom, then I certainly wouldn't have used my powers to turn the land black. It just lacks flair. Red. Now, that would be an interesting color. Think of the possibilities
if the ash were red, the rivers would run like blood. Black is so monotonous that you can forget about it, but red
you'd always be thinking, 'Why, look at that. That hill is red. That evil force of doom trying to destroy me certainly has style. ~ Brandon Sanderson

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. ~ Vin Diesel

I would say realistically, and I don't want any headlines, but I would say realistically that next year would be the last year. ~ Vin Scully

I was raised in New York City and raised in the New York City theater world. My father was a theater director and an acting teacher, and it was not uncommon for me to have long discussions about the method and what the various different processes were to finding a character and exploring character and realizing that character. ~ Vin Diesel

I always want another actor to shine in my scene because it makes the film stronger. I would encourage people to scene steal, because filmmaking is a collaborative effort. ~ Vin Diesel

The most important thing in life will always be family. The people right here, right now. ~ Vin Diesel

Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not illumination. ~ Vin Scully

Vin was coming to realize that her old goal in life - simply staying alive - was uninspired. There was so much more she could be doing. ~ Brandon Sanderson

But I'd like you however you were, Vin. I love you. The question is, how do you like yourself? ~ Brandon Sanderson

An unholy altered state of mind
Stalking with intent from behind
The needless lonely empty time
That's filled my life- that's so unkind ~ Vin Romano

Vin shook her head. "Not right now. You said their prayer - is this the religion you believe in, then?" "I believe in them all." Vin frowned. "None of them contradict each other?" Sazed smiled. "Oh, often and frequently they do. But, I respect the truths behind them all - and I believe in the need for each one to be remembered." "Then, how did you decide which religion's prayer to use?" Vin asked. "It just seemed ... appropriate," Sazed said quietly, regarding the scene of shadowed death. ~ Brandon Sanderson

I'm the most ambitious person you ever met. ~ Vin Diesel

Had we had all the money in the world to spend and we were doing another studio movie, we probably would have jumped quickly into the Necromonger universe and done an Orpheus Descending movie there. We didn't have that kind of resource. So, we said, this time, "If not that, this time, then what is it? What does this new movie look like?" Quickly, just in talking about it very simply with Vin [Diesel] in his kitchen, we decided on a survival, left-for-dead story, where Riddick could, as a character, reclaim the animal side. ~ David Twohy

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. ~ Vin Diesel