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> [I've learned never to count Vin Diesel out. Just don't do that. And I guess it's because he is a very smart guy. Smarter than people give him credit for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-twohy/i-ve-learned-never-to-count-vin-diesel-out-just-don-t-do-that-and-i/)

[David Twohy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-twohy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c91/david-twohy-25517_because_i-ve-learned-never-to-count-vin-diesel-o_407713.jpg)

> [Had we had all the money in the world to spend and we were doing another studio movie, we probably would have jumped quickly into the Necromonger universe and done an Orpheus Descending movie there. We didn't have that kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-twohy/had-we-had-all-the-money-in-the-world-to-spend-and-we-were-doing/)

[David Twohy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-twohy/)

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## Other authors on Diesel

## More by David Twohy

> [There are trappings of science fiction which I kind of embrace, but there are also cliches which I run from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-twohy/there-are-trappings-of-science-fiction-which-i-kind-of-embrace-but/)

[David Twohy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-twohy/)

> [I've learned never to count Vin Diesel out. Just don't do that. And I guess it's because he is a very smart guy. Smarter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-twohy/i-ve-learned-never-to-count-vin-diesel-out-just-don-t-do-that-and-i/)

[David Twohy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-twohy/)

> [We got together and realized that Universal made it clear that they were out of the Riddick business. They didn't want to spend that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-twohy/we-got-together-and-realized-that-universal-made-it-clear-that-they/)

[David Twohy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-twohy/)

> [My hands are already full writing and directing, because that's a full time job. Actually, that's why I don't produce as well, as there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-twohy/my-hands-are-already-full-writing-and-directing-because-that-s-a-full/)

[David Twohy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-twohy/)

> [You hear people say that there's too much CG in movies today, but CG is what allows me to take a green-painted wall in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-twohy/you-hear-people-say-that-there-s-too-much-cg-in-movies-today-but-cg/)

[David Twohy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-twohy/)

> [If I know what my finale is when I'm writing a screenplay, then I don't always have to chart out every scene before that.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-twohy/if-i-know-what-my-finale-is-when-i-m-writing-a-screenplay-then-i-don/)

[David Twohy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-twohy/)

> [You do a drama, and you are limited by the rules of reality, and in science fiction, you create your own reality. Some people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-twohy/you-do-a-drama-and-you-are-limited-by-the-rules-of-reality-and-in/)

[David Twohy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-twohy/)

> [I'm always coming back with too much footage. Most filmmakers do, but I'm always surprised that it keeps happening to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-twohy/i-m-always-coming-back-with-too-much-footage-most-filmmakers-do-but-i/)

[David Twohy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-twohy/)

> [Sometimes, if you leave yourself open, an actor can bring nice nuances to a character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-twohy/sometimes-if-you-leave-yourself-open-an-actor-can-bring-nice-nuances/)

[David Twohy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-twohy/)

> [After I script the movie, I have to storyboard it out, I have to budget it, and I have to understand if I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-twohy/after-i-script-the-movie-i-have-to-storyboard-it-out-i-have-to-budget/)

[David Twohy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-twohy/)

> [In all my science fiction movies, I try to blend the familiar with the futuristic so as not to be too off-putting to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-twohy/in-all-my-science-fiction-movies-i-try-to-blend-the-familiar-with-the/)

[David Twohy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-twohy/)

> [Theres so much diversity of opinion out there, so ultimately you have to listen to it, put it aside, and make what you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-twohy/theres-so-much-diversity-of-opinion-out-there-so-ultimately-you-have/)

[David Twohy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-twohy/)

> [With an independent movie, it's like, 'Okay I know what I want, and I got to go for it.' I just got to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-twohy/with-an-independent-movie-it-s-like-okay-i-know-what-i-want-and-i-got/)

[David Twohy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-twohy/)

> [ I don't want to have so much humor \[in films\] that it undermines the jeopardy, but enough to sometime relieve tension. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-twohy/i-don-t-want-to-have-so-much-humor-in-films-that-it-undermines-the/)

[David Twohy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-twohy/)

> [I went to Long Beach State, started out as an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-twohy/i-went-to-long-beach-state-started-out-as-an-actor/)

[David Twohy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-twohy/)

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