Vin Diesel reminisces over almost backing out from ‘Fast & Furious’ Entertainment Vin Diesel reminisces over almost backing out from ‘Fast & Furious’ Hollywood actor Vin Diesel recently sat down for a chat and got candid about his former decision to almost pass up on the Fast & Furious movie. The actor got candid with Entertainment Weekly and was quoted saying, “Universal ended up being involved in the release of Pitch Black, the only other movie I had done of that size, and so they said, ‘We got this movie that’s about illegal street car racing, and we want you to play this character, who’s a tough guy, outlaw, with a heart and a code’.”