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How does one decide to take on the role of a seven foot tall tree-like creature who says three words over and over? You have your kids help you out. That was the case with Vin Diesel deciding to play Groot the gentle yet extremely dangerous character in Guardians of the Galaxy. Groot may only say one phrase over and over, “I Am Groot” but as blogger Mitch of Gay NYC Dad puts it, “He says so much.” That may have been another one of Mitch’s clever quips but he certainly is not wrong in that statement. Groot is a character that communicates so much with his actions and even the inflection of his simple phrase that he does say so much. And actor, Vin Diesel, had even more to say on the subject of his character, Groot. Continue reading He is Groot – Vin Diesel Interview from the #GuardiansOfTheGalaxyEvent →