Michelle Rodriguez & Martha Hunt Attend The Unitas Gala Against Sex Trafficking

"If we move on without Paul, we have to make sure we have a good reason to, and it's going to be hard to find that reason. Paul was always about bringing it back to the culture of racing and keeping it real. He was never into the exaggerated explosions and crazy plot lines. He wanted to bring it back down to the core which is the racing community. And I think that's what Vin meant by saying we wanted to 'keep it true to Paul's wishes,' because Paul was always complaining about it, hah! He hated the special effects and the blue screens. He was deep into the car culture, and that's what Vin wanted to focus on for this next film. Hopefully we're able to do that, because it's gotten bigger than ever. We're excited because we know there's an audience out there that really loves that there's a culturally diverse group of actors representing them all over the world. You know, there's a hunger for this franchise to live on and we need to stay true to that." Now in the film's 8th sequel, Michelle discusses how she wanted to evolve her character in this new edition: "I'm tired of girls fighting against each other! I think it's a time to be brave and not always look at each other as competition." Preach!