--- title: Guardians of the Galaxy's Vin Diesel says I am Groot in 15 languages description: Vin Diesel, of "Guardians of the Galaxy," says "I am Groot" in 15 different languages. canonical: https://time.com/3595443/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vin-diesel-i-am-groot-15-languages/ author: Eliza Berman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-11-19T19:01:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:18.094Z og:title: Hear 'Guardians of the Galaxy'’s Vin Diesel Say 'I Am Groot' in 15 Languages og:description: Vin Diesel, of "Guardians of the Galaxy," says "I am Groot" in 15 different languages. og:url: https://time.com/3595443/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vin-diesel-i-am-groot-15-languages/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt863c08f58a89bb58/69869dd9cd804d7420ccc2b7/guardians-of-teh-galaxy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1787 og:image:height: 1005 og:image:alt: Guardians of the Galaxy og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hear 'Guardians of the Galaxy'’s Vin Diesel Say 'I Am Groot' in 15 Languages twitter:description: Vin Diesel, of "Guardians of the Galaxy," says "I am Groot" in 15 different languages. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt863c08f58a89bb58/69869dd9cd804d7420ccc2b7/guardians-of-teh-galaxy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Hear _Guardians of the Galaxy_’s Vin Diesel Say 'I Am Groot' in 15 Languages > Sponsored content. 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Samir Hussein—WireImage/Getty Images; Marvel  Michael Rooker plays the blue-skinned bandit Yondu, who has a "mohawk" that lights up from front to back. Frazer Harrison—Getty Images; Marvel  Benicio Del Toro's hair and eyebrows were bleached for his role as The Collector. Lester Cohen—Getty Images; Marvel  Karen Gillan had to shave off all her hair to attain the sleek look of Nebula, a cybernetically enhanced alien. Jason Merritt—Getty Images; Marvel  Having played the Elven king Thranduil in the Hobbit trilogy, Lee Pace is no stranger to makeup and prosthetics. In Guardians, he's painted in blue for his role as Ronan the Accuser. 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