There's no mistaking Vin Diesel. Satisfyingly as bald, brawny and
gravelly-voiced in the flesh as he is on screen (although less serious,
taking time before our interview to chuckle along to a pop song one of
his team plays to him on her phone), he is aware of the challenges of
being instantly recognisable.
"It's a catch-22 when you play a character that's so successful in such a successful franchise," he says with a shrug.
"The
whole reason actors in general shy away from sequels is because the
better they are at it, the harder it is to break away from it, or depart
from it, or ask the audience to accept them in a different way.
"We've
got seven [Fast And Furious] films. and they're arguably the most
successful film franchise," adds the 48-year-old. "More people know Dom
Toretto [his character] than they know Vin Diesel. It becomes somewhat
of a challenge to service the thespian part of you, which wants to play
various roles."
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