Vin Diesel Quotes

Well, with each character that I play in my life as an actor, I try to figure out how to find the challenge.

I think that you get something for your acting from almost anything you do.

As an actor, you can do what you want with your role. That's why they hire you; to take the role and make it real.

I'm not a Method actor. I don't believe acting should be psychodrama. I look within myself and see what I can find to play the role with. If I'm playing a blind man, I don't go around blindfolded for days. A lot of good actors would, but I don't go in for that very much. I like to just make it up as I go along.

I do not use any set methods, not even The Method. The character after all is in the lines.

As an actor, our very palette is one of imagination. So it is a walk onto an empty space and then imagine the world beyond it is what we do.

I had to focus and create a character in Bagger Vance, not just do my 'Will Smith' thing and get paid.

As long as you have the acting chops and the desire to get inside a character, you can play anything.

As an actor, acting is like playing a sport. You do this thing that's intangible, and while it's happening, it's great. But then when it's done, there's really no tangible product. Someone else is capturing it and turning it into something tangible.

I love an acting challenge, and I love getting to sit down with my script and do all my drama work.

That's what I love about acting, is playing different roles. I want to work for the character, and not make it work for me.

I'm not a method actor; I hope you know that!

See, that's the thing: I'm not one of those actors who thinks, 'God, I've got to improvise and make it my own.' No, my first job as an actor is to take what's written and make it work. And then, if they want me to improvise, I'll do that.

To be a great actor you just need to comprehend, so that's why I became a writer.

No actor who's any good can say truthfully to themselves, 'Yeah, I'm good; I've got this sorted.'

If I am looking at my work as an actor after having directed, I'm able to look at things in a much more technical way. There's no question about that.

I never thought of acting as a creative process. Christ, I used to go to the movies and see Brando talking like he was trying to sell shoes, and he was great. I thought anybody could do it. Then I tried it, and I got so uptight, I'm limited as to what I can do on film.

I've never so appreciated what actors do and how strange it is.

Oh my goodness me, Daniel Day-Lewis - huge, huge fan of his. I've always loved his philosophy on acting: he always talks about returning to a state of play.

Well every moment, every project is different. I took a very slow approach to acting, trying to really work with people I could learn from. And I got something different out of each experience.

When you are a character actor they trust you will go in and give them a full character and leave.

I will never forget the pleasure and instruction I derived from working with a true master of his art, such as Edward G. Robinson was - and is. Surely his record for versatility, studied characterization - ranging from modern colloquial to the classics - and artistic integrity is unsurpassed.

My style is an extension of acting and an outcome of some serious lessons I picked up learning when I did theatre in my early days.

I'm a geeky actor, in the way that I like the craft of acting.

I think people are always trying to demystify whatever acting is, so they want to know what your method is.