Top 90 Vin Diesel Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “The most important thing in life will always be family. The people right here, right now.”

— Vin Diesel

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2. “Being male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of age. But being a Gentleman is a matter of choice.”

— Vin Diesel

3. “They say the open road helps you think. About where you’ve been and where you’re going.”

— Vin Diesel

4. “We’ve come a long way, from where we’ve been. I’ll tell you all about it when I see you again.”

— Vin Diesel

5. “A transvestite spends her entire life trying to look as feminine as possible and I have clearly spent mine celebrating my masculinity.”

— Vin Diesel

6. “We all deal with being unfairly judged.”

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7. “You break her heart, I’ll break your neck.”

— Vin Diesel

8. “IT don’t matter if you win by an inch or a milewinning is winning!!”

— Vin Diesel

9. “Choosing the car you drive is like choosing your wardrobe, maybe even more important.”

— Vin Diesel

10. “Show me how you drive and I’ll show you who you are.”

— Vin Diesel

11. “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

12. “I always have issues with trust.”

— Vin Diesel

13. “When I’m writing, I’m locking myself in a room. I’m the worst critic in the world. I write something and then I beat myself up. I’m like “Vin, you’re retarded, that makes no sense.””

— Vin Diesel

14. “No matter where you are, whether it’s a quarter-mile away or halfway around the world, you’ll always be with me and you’ll always be my brother.”

— Vin Diesel

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

— Vin Diesel

16. “I’m a boy who appreciates a good body, regardless of the make.”

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17. “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

18. “I have dangerous bones in my body.”

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19. “I am definitely a person of color.”

— Vin Diesel

20. “It’s insecurity that is always chasing you and standing in the way of your dreams.”

— Vin Diesel

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

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22. “It’s like you have a child and you think, ‘Everything that I’ve done up until this point is insignificant in comparison to being a father.’ It’s a beautiful, beautiful thing.”

— Vin Diesel

23. “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.”

— Vin Diesel

24. “I’m an actor. I can do whatever I want. As an actor, not everything has to be the most obvious choice. And sometimes, the best thing you can do is to defy expectations.”

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25. “My mother gave me this book called Feature Films at Used Car Prices by a guy named Rick Schmidt. I gotta credit the guy, cuz he gave me the most practical advice. It empowers you.”

— Vin Diesel

26. “I envision the future sunny and with love, harmony and oneness. I think Hollywood is changing.”

— Vin Diesel

27. “If you had asked me back in grade school what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would have said my first choice was an actor, but if I couldn’t be that, I’d want to be a superhero.”

— Vin Diesel

28. “I’ve been auditioning since I was 7 years old.”

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

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30. “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 the baby.”

— Vin Diesel

31. “Video games are one step before a whole other virtual universe.”

— Vin Diesel

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

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33. “When people believe in you, you can do miraculous things.”

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34. “I love women more than anything.”

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35. “Film is my hobby, so I will work well through the night to develop films, whatever film I’m doing or dream projects I have.”

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36. “When I got on the set of ‘Saving Private Ryan,’ I discovered, to my amazement, that Steven Spielberg is a gamer.”

— Vin Diesel

37. “I’m going to do my best to channel the character on a spiritual level.”

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38. “Unfortunately, in Hollywood, there are those directors that have some contempt for actors. We’ve all experienced that, in one way or another.”

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39. “Career diversification ain’t a bad thing.”

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40. “Nothing comes easy when I’m in character, because everything I do in character, I take seriously.”

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41. “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.”

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42. “I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.”

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43. “I believe in paying special attention to every project that you do and supporting the projects you do.”

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44. “I haven’t had that many weird encounters with fans, thank God.”

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45. “I approach every film I do in the same way, whether it’s an action film or not an action film. I guess if a certain physicality lends itself to action, but I started acting before I reached puberty. I was 7 years old when I started acting. It wasn’t until I became a bouncer in New York...”

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46. “I used to feel guilty about owning a console.”

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47. “My mother is the most supportive mother in the world, she’s magical.”

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48. “I was a bouncer for ten years in New York City.”

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49. “The only way anyone knows which girl I’m with is if a one-night stand goes on ‘Howard Stern.’”

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50. “Vin Diesel had to hire a babysitter.”

— Vin Diesel