Throbbed Diesel Quotes

Find your confidence, lead with love ... the rest will follow. ~ Vin Diesel

Vin Diesel had to hire a babysitter. ~ Vin Diesel

I'm a boy who appreciates a good body, regardless of the make. ~ Vin Diesel

IT don't matter if you win by an inch or a milewinning is winning!! ~ Vin Diesel

We all deal with being unfairly judged. ~ Vin Diesel

The one thing I will never do is become pigeonholed. ~ Vin Diesel

A transvestite spends her entire life trying to look as feminine as possible and I have clearly spent mine celebrating my masculinity. ~ Vin Diesel

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

Film is my hobby, so I will work well through the night to develop films, whatever film I'm doing or dream projects I have. ~ Vin Diesel

Have you eaten?' I asked Diesel. When?' Recently.' No. ~ Janet Evanovich

Deal-making goes on with any job. ~ Vin Diesel

If it's an amazing role, I'll do anything. ~ Vin Diesel

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

I've been auditioning since I was 7 years old. ~ Vin Diesel

A day with my kids is the best day. ~ Vin Diesel

I grew up with all kinds of people. ~ Vin Diesel

I'm going to do my best to channel the character on a spiritual level. ~ Vin Diesel

The automobile engine will come, and then I will consider my life's work complete. ~ Rudolf Diesel

It's insecurity that is always chasing you and standing in the way of your dreams. ~ Vin Diesel

Most of my confidence came from being with ladies, because I certainly wasn't getting any acting jobs. ~ Vin Diesel

I could care less about being an action actor like Stallone or Schwarzenegger. ~ Vin Diesel

I am definitely a person of color. ~ Vin Diesel

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

If you believe in the project, you have to support it. ~ Vin Diesel

Diesel engines do not emit enough carbon monoxide to kill anybody. ~ Pat Buchanan

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

I've turned down twentysomething million dollars for movies. ~ Vin Diesel

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. ~ Vin Diesel

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

Choosing the car you drive is like choosing your wardrobe, maybe even more important. ~ Vin Diesel

I think there's something we all relate to about ... wanting to get to our most primal self. ~ Vin Diesel

It would be flattering to call it a modern Dirty Harry, but I think this film deals more with the loss of his wife than the traditional revenge vigilante films. ~ Vin Diesel

I'm not disciplined enough to be a writer consistently. I write when I have to. ~ Vin Diesel

The films that I do are deep, introspective, brooding roles that you're in this heavy headspace all the time. ~ Vin Diesel

I used to feel guilty about owning a console. ~ Vin Diesel

When I came to town and saw the price of diesel went above regular gas, that burnt me up. ~ Ron Ziegler

Stephanie Plum, off-road warrior. Now this was the way it should be, I thought. Taking action. Hauling ass in the woods behind Diesel. Well, okay – truthfully, I wanted to be in front of Diesel. I wanted to ride point, lead the charge, be the big kahuna. Unfortunately, Diesel was the one who'd memorized the aerial map. And he was supposedly the one with super senses.
'Big whoop-de-do, super senses,' I said.
'I heard that,' Diesel yelled back to me.
'No, you didn't.'
'Yes. I did. ~ Janet Evanovich

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

When people believe in you, you can do miraculous things. ~ Vin Diesel

My mother is the most supportive mother in the world, she's magical. ~ Vin Diesel

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

Hollywood is more concerned about its male actors being in shape than its female actors. ~ Vin Diesel

You know when something feels so good but you're afraid to feel good about it? So you kinda hold back? Everyone says, Congratulations, you must be so happy. And you say something stupid like, I'm just doing what little I can with what little I have. ~ 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

When I was a child actor, I had the fear that I was going to be cast as the tree. ~ Vin Diesel

I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible. ~ Vin Diesel

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

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. ~ Vin Diesel

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

I'm not enthused by these rap dudes.
All in they videos, posin' half nude, with all of them tattoos,
Til I blacken they eyes and have them lookin' like raccoons. ~ Trife 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

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. ~ Vin Diesel

Diesel pioneered the idea of luxury denim, and we still drive this market. But it encompasses more: the consumers love the brand, the lifestyle, the mentality of Diesel. ~ Renzo Rosso

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. ~ 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

I approach 'Fast & Furious 6' the same way I would approach a Sidney Lumet film. Getting into character's getting into character. ~ Vin Diesel

What are you doing back at the bakery?" I asked [Diesel]. "Did you know Wulf was here?" "No. I knew food was here. ~ Janet Evanovich

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

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

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

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. ~ Vin Diesel

We've come a long way, from where we've been. I'll tell you all about it when I see you again. ~ Vin Diesel

When Lucas was doing Star Wars, he didn't have a 50 million person Facebook following where he could just sift through feedback to try to get an idea for what he was going to do next. It's a luxury we have today. ~ Vin Diesel

When you come onto the set, everything should be focused around your character and you should stay in the pocket, as much as possible. Every actor has their own process. For me, I really need to stay in the pocket. ~ Vin Diesel

I don't think there is any place in football for drinking. I have said on several occasions to players: You don't put diesel in a Ferrari. ~ Harry Redknapp

I started acting when I was seven-years-old. By the time I was 17 I would say: "If I'm not a star by the time I'm 18, I'll get out of the business." ~ Vin Diesel

I am truly multi-racial. I never knew my biological father. I've always had less information than I would have liked to have had. All I know from my mother is that I have connections to many different cultures. ~ Vin Diesel

When I first moved to London for university, I was already a big fan of Diesel because, in the nineties, Diesel was, like, the brand. The stores were the place to go. It wasn't workwear like Levi's or G-Star. ~ Nicola Formichetti

I believe in paying special attention to every project that you do and supporting the projects you do. ~ Vin Diesel

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. ~ Vin Diesel

Any film that you see is never just the director. If it's a film that you love, it's not so easy to say, "Oh it's directed by this person - that means everything that person directs is going be wonderful." ~ Vin Diesel

Stephanie,' Valerie said. 'She's going to have a baby, and she's getting married.'
My father was confused. He looked around the room. No Joe. No Ranger. His eyes locked on Diesel. 'Not the psycho,' he said.
Diesel blew out a sigh.
My father turned to my mother. 'Get me the carving knife. Make sure it's sharp. ~ Janet Evanovich

Sometimes I feel people think I live on a commune but I don't. We are all solar, though. There are no power lines. It's mostly farmers, so everyone who has tractors uses bio-diesel. ~ Woody Harrelson

I hate my Visa card but have to use it for diesel, insurance and big items. I prefer paying by cash whenever possible because that way I feel as if I've got a better grasp on what I'm spending. ~ Geoff Capes

The video game culture was an important thing to keep alive in the film because we're in a new era right now. The idea that kids can play video games like Grand Theft Auto or any video game is amazing. The video games are one step before a whole other virtual universe. ~ Vin Diesel

It's very rewarding to see the movie, and it's very rewarding to make the movie, but playing the character [Riddick] is sometimes a lot more difficult than other characters because it takes so much preparation to get into that character. ~ 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

If you're the type of person who has to fulfill your dreams, you've gotta be resourceful to make sure you can do it. I came out to California when I was 21, thinking my New York credentials would take me all the way. I came back home a year later all dejected and a failure. ~ Vin Diesel

I grew up the son of an acting teacher, so I was kind of introduced to all of these various methods early ... I've never been really good at articulating how, what that process is in the way that Stanislavsky could. ~ 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

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

The sound of diesel fuel rushing through grimy pistons and cylinders below a morning-fogged window bored through his ears like a deep-water drill bit, and the thump of his own heartbeat cursed him for breaking one of his many rules. ~ Luke Taylor

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. ~ Vin Diesel

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 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

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. ~ Vin Diesel

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

If we can produce more ethanol and bio-diesel to help fuel our vehicles, we will create jobs, boost local economies and produce cleaner burning fuels. This will keep dollars here at home where they can have a positive impact on our economy. ~ Rick Renzi

To have a director that loves his actors is something that you can see in the film and in the fruits of that labor. You can see that translated in the film. When you watch such movie, you can see a director who loves his actors, and it shines through the movie, in my eyes. ~ Vin Diesel

The majority of the filmmaking process is in pre-production. The more you've planned out the more freedom there is on set to find new stuff, to play around, find new jokes and let the actors kind of breathe - but it needs to come from a place where it's completely structured. ~ 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

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

Natural gas is the best transportation fuel. It's better than gasoline or diesel. It's cleaner, it's cheaper, and it's domestic. Natural gas is 97 percent domestic fuel, North America. ~ T. Boone Pickens

Fight sequence to me isn't just about the athleticism. It so often is about what the emotion that is behind it and how willing you are to really, really challenge that emotion or really take that emotion to that place so you're feeling a certain intensity for the whole time when you're shooting the actual physical scenes. ~ Vin Diesel

How she envied Diesel. He could love someone without knowing them. ~ Sonja Yoerg