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Ving Rhames
Ving Rhames
American Actor
Born: May 12, 1959
Actor God Me People Think You
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I think quite a bit of organized religion has become big business. Jesus Christ never sold the word of God. He never gave a sermon and then said, 'For $8.99, you can buy the CD.' Ving Rhames
Buy God Religion You Business Word Christ Big Become Think Gave Sold Bit Never He Big Business Said Quite Quite A Bit Then Organized Organized Religion Sermon Jesus Jesus Christ
I live a very simple life. Ving Rhames
Life Simple Live Simple Life Very
The more you do a stunt, the more you increase the risk of something happening. Ving Rhames
You Increase Something Risk More Stunt Happening
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
Together World Sometimes Recognize Atrocity Takes Come Like Look Force Unfortunately Us
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
God You Whatever Feel Know Knows Am Want Who
'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
Entertainment Impossible Become Think Type Fine Mission Most Film Actor Basically
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
Me People Live Way Releasing Tell Inside Spirit Could Through Had Knew Stuff Stories Acting
I like to say that I didn't choose acting - acting chose me. Ving Rhames
Me Say Like Acting Choose Chose
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
Time Hurt Mother Made Down Cried Saw Broke Brother Never He Cry She Smoked How Wanted Away Kept
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 Me People School Honestly Tell High High School About Never Had Football He Talent Performing Performing Arts Accepted Said Got Audition Up Did Grade Quite Arts Wanted Grew Wanting Whim Should Act Acting Choose English English Teacher Chose Actor Play Play Football Desire
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 Dinner Lunch Only Only Difference Between Difference Working Film
If someone's intimidated by me, that's something they have to deal with. When I walk down the streets of New York and an old woman grabs her purse when I pass by, I'm not going to give it a whole lot of energy because I'm not in the wrong. I'm a millionaire, and I'm not thinking about grabbing an old woman's purse. Ving Rhames
Me Woman Walk Old Millionaire Energy Down Old Woman Thinking Intimidated About Someone Give Something Purse Wrong New Because Deal Pass Lot Grabbing York Going New York Whole Her Streets
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. Ving Rhames
Me People Honestly Tell Never Had Football Up Did Quite Wanted Grew Wanting Acting Choose Chose Actor Play Play Football Desire
I think God has blessed each of us with at least one gift. So I think it's a matter of do we find it within our lifetime. Ving Rhames
God Gift Matter Blessed Think Our At Least One Find Lifetime Within Least Us Each
Since I graduated college, all I have ever done for a living was acting. Ving Rhames
College Living Since Done Graduated Acting Ever
People often think I've played the villain more times than I have. Ving Rhames
People Think More Times Than Often Villain Played
I find early jazz to be the most revolutionary music of its time. Ving Rhames
Music Time Jazz Find Most Revolutionary Early
I graduated college in 1983, so that's 32 years, and all I've done for a living is act or commercials or voiceovers. So I have nothing to complain about. Ving Rhames
College Nothing Living Complain About Years Commercials Done Graduated Act
I was more interested in playing sports than acting. I didn't take acting too seriously until the end of my junior year. Ving Rhames
Sports Seriously Year Too More Take Until End Junior Than Junior Year Interested Acting Playing
When I think of the trials and tribulations that black men go through in America and that black artists went through, I feel very privileged. Ving Rhames
Trials Black Men Think Tribulations Through Feel Go Very Privileged America Artists
My dogs are family dogs. Ving Rhames
Family Dogs
I think there's so much we don't know and the unknown in the ocean; every 10 years or so, we find some fossil that's been there before mankind. Ving Rhames
Ocean Before Every Think Unknown Find Some Know Been Years Mankind Much Fossil
My wife is a former homicide detective, LAPD. The wonderful thing that I was able to capture is my wife's experiences from human and professional, and how do you deal with some of the atrocities that happen in L.A. and not bring them home. Ving Rhames
Home You Wonderful Wife Detective Able Some Atrocities Deal How Wonderful Thing Human Experiences Happen Former Them Professional Capture Homicide Thing Bring
How do you cut off the human side and just maintain being professional? So what I've done is I've incorporated that with Kojak - there's times when he allows the human condition, the human experience, to integrate into him as a professional. Ving Rhames
You Experience Side He Maintain Him How Integrate Condition Off Times Done Human Just Being Human Condition Human Experience Cut Professional Incorporated
I graduated on a Friday. By Monday, I was doing Shakespeare in the Park. Ving Rhames
Monday Shakespeare Park Doing Friday Graduated
I try to allow the spirit of the character to live through me. That's the only way I know how to approach acting. I have to live it. Ving Rhames
Character Me Try Live Approach Way Spirit Only Through Allow Know How Acting
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