Today, July 18, celebrates his 51st birthday, a cult American actor, film director, screenwriter and producer Vin Diesel.

His first fee he received in 7 years for participating in a theatrical production, which got completely by accident, climbing into the pantry to play with props. Yes, Diesel does not have Oscars and golden figurines, but behind him "Fast and the Furious" and "Three X's" with billions in fees, as well as the corporate "I am Groot".

Editorial site TV. UA collected for its readers 5 interesting quotes from the interview of the actor, which he gave to various publications.

"In the success there is a downside, everyone immediately wants to be aware of your personal life, and any girl you invite to dinner immediately becomes famous".

"When they ask me how happy I am that I get huge fees, I always answer - first of all, I enjoy the process of filming myself".

"I'm blasting, snoring. I love difficult situations that require you to strain all your intellectual and physical strength ".

"I would like to think that I will be able to survive in any situation or I will strive for this. And I like the feeling of realizing my own strength, overcoming fear, overcoming myself. There is some magic in this ".

"In New York in my youth, I was most often left to myself, and this could not but affect my character, which taught me how to survive in different conditions".

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