Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel
Mark Sinclair, better known by his stage name Vin Diesel, is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He is well known for his portrayals of Dominic Toretto in The Fast and the Furious film series and Richard B. Riddick in The Chronicles of Riddick trilogy. He also was a producer on sequels in both franchises...
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth18 July 1967
CityAlameda, CA
darkness spotlight woman
This woman comes from the darkness into the spotlight and says, 'Get down here right this minute!'
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Then I went to Europe and returned to the preparation of the Hannibal character. So I went hiking up into the Alps. I was deeply engaged in weapons training, riding elephants.
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The film describes him as this convicted killer, but doesn't give any explanation or justification for it,
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You can't say anything - you'll ruin me! If Hollywood finds out I'm planning a trilogy I'll be buried!
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I had never played a real-life character. All the characters that I'd played before were fictitious. So I'd spent all this time creating the affectations and amassing all of the attributes and characteristics and mannerisms, and then Jackie came to the set the first day of filming. I kicked everyone else out of my trailer, and we started to talk. He told me, in his own words, just for him and I, what the whole story was about for him and what that trial meant to him. After that meeting, all of the work that had gone into building the mannerisms and attributes seemed secondary. The most important element was to understand and believe in his cause.
dungeons process
The more you know about the Dungeons and Dragons, the more you'll see the thought process that went into the Chronicles of Riddick mythology.
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You have to live Plan A-on any level. Make it a lowercase a if you have to, but live your Plan A. Anything else belittles the importance of life.
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Find your confidence, lead with love... the rest will follow.
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Show me how you drive and I'll show you who you are.
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A person in my position has to restrain himself.
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The films that I do are deep, introspective, brooding roles that you're in this heavy headspace all the time.
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I used to feel guilty about owning a console.
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Vin Diesel had to hire a babysitter.
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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.