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Hollywood star Vin Diesel could be calling the shots as a director more often if filmmaker Steven Spielberg has his way.
Diesel had written, directed, and produced the self-starring 1997 movie Strays, in which he played a drug dealer looking for a better life. Earlier, he had also directed and starred in the 1995 short film Multi-Facial, which had led Spielberg to give him a role in his 1998 film, Saving Private Ryan.
In a recent interview with The National, the 52-year-old actor said director Spielberg has been encouraging him to direct more often, reports aceshowbiz.com.
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“Speaking of Steven Spielberg, I saw him recently, and he had said to me, ‘when I wrote the role for you in ‘Saving Private Ryan‘, I was obviously employing the actor but I was also secretly championing the director in you, and you have not directed enough. That is a crime of cinema and you must get back in the directing chair.'” Diesel said.