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It's very rewarding to see the movie, and it's very rewarding to make the movie, but playing the character [Riddick] is sometimes a lot more difficult than other characters because it takes so much preparation to get into that character.

Vin Diesel

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Vin Diesel
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 18
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