Ving Rhames Professions : Actor Born : May 12, 1959 Browse All Authors Top 26 quotes by Ving Rhames Since God is the foundation of my life, anything that streams from that can only be positive. Ving Rhames being-positive streams foundation I saw how, when my brother smoked reefer, it made my mother cry. He was 16 at the time. And I saw that she broke down and cried. I never wanted to hurt my mother, so I kept away from drugs. Ving Rhames brother hurt mother Quite honestly I never had a desire to be an actor. I tell people, I did not choose acting; acting chose me. I never grew up wanting to be an actor. I wanted to play football. In about 9th grade an English teacher told me I had a talent to act. He said I should audition for a performing arts high school so I did on a whim. I got accepted. Ving Rhames teacher football art You don't have to make, you know, $3 Million dollars a movie, or $20 Million dollars a movie, but if you make a living doing what you love doing, then that's success to me. Ving Rhames doing-what-you-love dollars knows Are you intimidated by me? Because if you're intimidated by me, that's something you'll have to deal with. Ving Rhames intimidated deals ifs My approach to the work is the same, whether I had the lead or a supporting role. I consider myself a character actor in the true sense of the word. Unless I'm doing my autobiography, I'm playing a character. Ving Rhames roles actors character For me, acting was a way of releasing all of this stuff that I had inside - and a way for me to tell the stories of the people I knew, so that their spirit could live through me. Ving Rhames acting stories people The only difference between working on a huge-budget film and a lesser-budget film, is the quality of lunch and dinner. Ving Rhames quality lunch differences I was never a struggling actor, for which I feel very blessed. Ving Rhames actors blessed struggle It can always get worse. Ving Rhames I like to say that I didn't choose acting - acting chose me. Ving Rhames english-teacher whim acting I don't give Hollywood the power to limit me. Only God can limit me. Ving Rhames hollywood limits giving I grew up in a poverty-stricken neighborhood, but I didn't really know I was a deprived, poverty-stricken child until the media made me aware of it. Ving Rhames poverty media children I live a very simple life. Ving Rhames live simple-life simple life The more you do a stunt, the more you increase the risk of something happening. Ving Rhames more something you risk When I look at the world, I recognize that unfortunately, it sometimes takes an atrocity like 9/11 to force us to come together. Ving Rhames look together sometimes world You can feel I am whatever you want to feel I am. God knows who I am, and I know who I am. Ving Rhames i-am feel you god 'Mission: Impossible' is basically entertainment, and for what it is, it's fine. I don't think most actors become actors to do that type of film. Ving Rhames mission think fine impossible In about 9th grade, an English teacher told me I had a talent to act. He said I should audition for a performing arts high school, so I did on a whim. I got accepted. Then I got accepted at the Julliard School, and by then, I was serious about it. Ving Rhames me talent teacher school The more versatile you make yourself, the more work you get. Training makes you more versatile and ultimately gets you more work. Julliard taught me that. Ving Rhames yourself me you work Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actor All Authors
