Vin Diesel

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

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

“We all deal with being unfairly judged.”

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

“I look formidable.”

“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 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.”

“I am definitely a person of color.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I try to create an environment where, when we step onto the set, we're all in character.”

“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.”

“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.”

“If it's an amazing role, I'll do anything.”

“You get a timeless cool card in New York.”