Vin Diesel

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

“I've directed independent film.”

“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 wh...”

“My mom insisted on multigrain bread and never allowed soda in the house.”

“The whole year I was in LA I got into telemarketing and learned how to make money. Five years later that skill helped me make my first film.”

“I do practice martial arts, more as a recreational thing, but a lot of my friends have been heavyweight champions the in mixed martial arts world.”

“The thing that stood out above and beyond all the experiences was this relationship with the nine-month-old baby. On weekends, I'd be thinking about going back to set on Monday just to see t...”

“Well, love motivates me in everything I do.”

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

“I always have issues with trust. I'm a New Yorker... Really, I think trust is something that comes from the gut. And I think you have to - it's probably the worst advice to give people - but...”

“The one thing I will never do is become pigeonholed.”

“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.”

“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. Y...”

“A person in my position has to restrain himself.”

“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 rockin...”

“For the 'Riddick' character, I try to get as ruthless as possible, and I want to be a machine.”

“I could care less about being an action actor like Stallone or Schwarzenegger.”

“I drive a Yukon Flex Fuel, and there's baby seats in the back.”

“I shaved my head about 15 years ago and the first time I shaved it, I started running my hand through my hair and it was very therapeutic.”

“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.”