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 feelgod Change image and share on social
I don't know if I hadn't grown up poor, and in the neighborhood I did, if I would have had that much to bring to my art form. I call upon my past with characters. Ving Rhames artbringcall Change image and share on social
I grew up in Harlem, and the kids used to tease me. You know that song 'Bingo'? Well, they used to sing, 'V-i-n-g-o, and Vingo was his name-o.' Ving Rhames bingogrowharlem Change image and share on social
All I want and all I even ask of people in Hollywood is look, just be honest with me. Please don't lie to me. Whatever the situation is, be honest with me. Ving Rhames hollywoodhonestlie Change image and share on social
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 americaartistblack Change image and share on social
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 dollarlivelove Change image and share on social
Using the Africanist model, each generation should take the family name to a higher place. My father's folks were sharecroppers in South Carolina. He went to Harlem. They were still poor, but they moved up. If my parents didn't do this and offer me this background, I wouldn't be here. Ving Rhames africanistbackgroundcarolina share on social
A lot of times, scripts are written so the character is all one way. Even with 'Bringing Out the Dead,' the character was written a little more generic. Ving Rhames bringcharacterdead Change image and share on social
I've known Laurence Fishburne for about twenty years. Ving Rhames fishburnehavelaurence Change image and share on social
The training at Juilliard School is classical training, and it really makes one very versatile. Ving Rhames classicaljuilliardmake Change image and share on social