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It's insecurity that is always chasing you and standing in the way of your dreams.Vin Diesel
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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
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You get a timeless cool card in New York.Vin Diesel
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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
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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
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With age, you get to a place where you don't want to knock people out. You just want to give people a hug.Vin Diesel
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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
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If it's an amazing role, I'll do anything.Vin Diesel
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I've turned down twentysomething million dollars for movies.Vin Diesel
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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.Vin Diesel
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I always have issues with trust.Vin Diesel
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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 I think you gotta trust people from your gut.Vin Diesel
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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
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My mom insisted on multigrain bread and never allowed soda in the house.Vin Diesel