I caught the sixty second interview in the Metro Newspaper this morning on the bus into work. This is where a celebrity answers sixty seconds worth of questions, nothing that special normally, but this morning it was Vin Diesel talking about his new foray into kids movies and also his circumstances for turning downxXx: State of the Union.
The action films are physically demanding but otherwise almost too easy. It’s a genre that I’m comfortable in but I’m really one for career diversification. It’s great to do something that’s different from what people expect.
When asked about the rumours that he had wanted $30million to make the xXx sequel, he plays it quite diplomatically.
You have to know where these storied come from and understand the tactics behind them. If someone wants you to be in a film and you don’t want to do it, they won’t say you didn’t do it because the script sucked.
No, they’ll say you asked for a ridiculous salary.
Of course. And you have to accept that’s the way it is.
Interesting. I think we can take it from that quote that he didn’t like the movie, said no, and then the powers behind the movie leaked the story.
My favourite quote of the whole story though is this.
Any plans to follow your fellow action star Arnold Schwarzenegger into politics?
I would go into politics if I wasn’t a moron. What can I do? I’m a monkey.
