Quotes from Vin Diesel

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

If Clark Gable had a Facebook page, there would have been a 'Gone with the Wind 2.'

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.

The one thing I will never do is become pigeonholed.

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.

I grew up the son of an acting teacher but I've never been really good at articulating what that process is. It was always a bit more internal.

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

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

I live my life a quarter mile at a time. Nothing else matters: not the mortgage, not the store, not my team and all their bullshit. For those ten seconds or less, I'm free.

Of course, I don't act in an extreme fashion in my day to day life. I don't think any of us live do. I think we all have that reserve somewhere and we pull upon it when we need it.

Women are sacred.

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

I've worked out for years. For a long time, it was my only sense of gratification.

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."

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

The idea of exploring character relations and their development over a decade has to be appealing for any actor who cherishes his craft.

I talk too much.

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.

Well, love motivates me in everything I do.

I've directed independent film.

I am flattered that they think that many people would enjoy my work. I don't approach any genre a different way than I may approach another one. I treat every role I do like a role worthy of applying whatever kind of tactic, process and talent I have.

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.

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.

I would love to do more science fiction. I always envisioned the Riddick franchise as a continuing mythology, so I always imagined that there would be many other films to follow.