"I'm Not the Kind of Guy ..."
Did you know that Vin Diesel suffers for his art?
In interviews on Today, Letterman, and, as the current hunk-of-the-month in Details, the hunky studlet explains that he was forced to gain weight for his current role in Sydney Lumet's Find Me Guilty. In case you didn't hear, the Today producers reminded you with a banner "Weighty Role: Vin Diesel Adds 35 Pounds" and numerous low camera. After the obligatory gushing over Vin's "chrome dome and bulging biceps," Ann Curry launched into serious artiste mode:
CURRY: Sydney Lumet ... this guy who is no slouch, who has directed 12 Angry Men, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon. About you, he said, "He's a superb actor, not many people know it but they will after seeing this movie."
Vin explained his morphing as a combination of method acting and the result of two hours of make up a day. Above all, he had to unpack that six-pack.
CURRY: What did you eat?
VIN: Umm, a quart of ice cream a day.
CURRY: What flavor?
VIN: I went with the standard vanilla ...
CURRY: Just vanilla ...
VIN: With hot fudge. You gotta have hot fudge. I'm not the type of guy to have vanilla without hot fudge!
Oh Ann, what a silly question. He's bi-racial, so of course he would combine the two.
Vin is also "not the kind of guy" who discusses his dating life. On last night's Letterman, the chatty actor was almost speechless after the talk show host asked about dating. He slipped into third person pronouns and we all know what that means ....
LETTERMAN: You're not married, are you?
VIN: No.
LETTERMAN: You're not engaged?
VIN: No.
LETTERMAN: You probably have a lot of girls you kind of date and stuff, right?
VIN: Now David, c'mon. I'm not the kind of guy who says that, "Oh my God, I'm sooo in love!" ... I'm a regular meat and potatoes kind of guy. I just you know, go to dinner, do something simple, get to know the person, introduce them to my mom.
Contrary to popular rumors, Vin has had a girlfriend. At least once.
VIN: I was 16 years old, it was my first Valentine's date, I went to Times Square, waited online for about four hours and got these tickets to see Dreamgirls ...
LETTERMAN: Oh sure.
VIN: So I put on a very nice suit and went to her house to pick her up, because, you know, we had this romantic date to go see Dreamgirls.
You know how the story ends. The "girl" stood him up and Vin later saw her driving around the neighborhood with a local hoodrat. Memo to Vin: Inviting a teenage girl to a Broadway musical loosely based on the life of Diana Ross is not the best way get some.
The incident must have scarred the boy for life because, well, you know what everyone has thought for the past decade. The latest Details essays the actor's "signature coyness about his private life, which has led to all kinds of is-he-or-isn’t-he speculation on the part of his fans. ... A female radio-talk-show caller in New York even confronted him about his sexuality, asking point-blank if Vin played for the other team."
“I was like, ‘How could you say that? Why would you say that?’” says Diesel, the smooth space between his brown eyes wrinkling up in a neat W. “I’m not gonna put it out there on a magazine cover like some other actors. I come from the Harrison Ford, Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino code of silence. I’m not gonna do that.”
For that reason, Diesel prefers dating in Europe, where he’s not as easily recognized. He thinks celebrity-on-celebrity hookups are crazy. People going through your trash, taking your photo at Starbucks, mashing up your last names into a Bennifer-style punch line. “It’s a sucker’s bet,” he says.
Some actors like David Hasselhoff are big singers in Europe. Others are big ... daters.
Vin-dic-tive (Details)
Vin Diesel: "How Could You Say That?" (Towleroad)
Previously:
Vin's Bulge (Rod 2.0) The Pacifier (Rod 2.0)
I like Vin's swagger and bravado. He's got a gimmick in Hollywood and should stick to it. I really don't care either way 'bout his sexuality, but he does keep everyone guessing, that's all that matters...
Posted by: midnight lounge | 17 March 2006 at 08:53
I love the fact that he won't go the "I'm 100% man" route ... like Eddie Murphy's bitch.
Vin commands respect by not giving in to the media's thirst for dirt. It would be so easy for him to say he's not gay and pound his chest ... or throw a bitch-fit and tear up the studio like Raheem did on Wendy Williams.
See ... a real man says, 'Think what you want, I don't care.' That's my kinda guy.
Vin's not even my type, but I like him even more now.
Posted by: taylor Siluwé | 17 March 2006 at 09:42
i hadn't heard these rumors about Vin before, i'm so out of the loop! u learn something new everyday here on Rod 2.0!
Posted by: hot lunch | 19 March 2006 at 11:42
i do not understand why people dont understand that vin is a private guy just because u dont see his personal info blasted all across magazines does not make it right that people assume he is gay that is such bull he seems like a really cool down to earth kinda guy where he draws the line between his acting career and his personal life he is also a very talented handsome actor i lovu u vin!!!
Posted by: bella | 07 October 2006 at 20:22
look how can someone that HOT be gay?? its not possible!!! vin i would rock your world!!!
Posted by: racheal | 02 October 2007 at 13:35
100% no way possible that hes gay
Posted by: sweetlilmama | 11 February 2008 at 22:27