Paul Walter Hauser Tells Interviewer: ‘Please Don’t Say’ I’m ‘Like Vin Diesel’ Because ‘I Like to Think I’m on Time and Approachable’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Paul Walter Hauser‘s interview with CinemaBlend at the “Inside Out 2” press junket is gaining traction on social media for one viral moment in which the Emmy-winning actor calls out Vin Diesel for stories about Diesel allegedly mistreating cast and crew on set.
The two actors have not worked together — and it appears that Hauser is not interested due to what he’s heard about Diesel. When the CinemaBlend interviewer told Hauser that his arc in “Inside Out 2” means “you’re like Vin Diesel now,” the actor responded: “Please don’t say that.” “I like to think I am on time and approachable,” Hauser said, alluding to stories he’s heard that Diesel is not. “I love people, but when I hear stories about Hollywood actors who get paid really well and mistreat people… I out them constantly, and it’s a blast.” Variety has reached out to Vin Diesel’s representative for further comment.
Reports have surfaced over the years about Diesel being late to set, which allegedly is one reason he feuded with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson during the making of the “Fast & Furious” franchise.
However, Diesel told Men’s Health in 2021 that it was the “tough love” he gave Johnson in trying to get a great performance out of him that drove a wedge between them. “It was a tough character to embody, the Hobbs character,” Diesel said at the time. “My approach at the time was a lot of tough love to assist in getting that performance where it needed to be.
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