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 conditioncutexperience share on social
Most American actors are taught the Stanislavsky method... Method acting, but I really think that as an actor you have to develop what works for you. There is really not one way of doing anything. There are many ways of achieving the same goal. Ving Rhames achieveactactor share on social
Don King is as American as apple pie. He is America. Ving Rhames americaamericanapple Change image and share on social
Are you intimidated by me? Because if you're intimidated by me, that's something you'll have to deal with. Ving Rhames dealintimidatewill Change image and share on social
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 9thacceptact share on social
It's really how you deal with people. Do people respect you? Are you honest with people even if it's something they don't want to hear? Anyone in Hollywood will tell you I'm extremely up front and honest almost to a fault. Ving Rhames dealextremelyfault share on social
My brother and I slept on the couch. I didn't get my own room until I was in college. We didn't even have a telephone until I was in college. Ving Rhames brothercollegecouch Change image and share on social
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 actinsideknow Change image and share on social
'Mission: Impossible' is fun. But for myself as an artist, I'm really more concerned with the human condition, the human experience, especially from an African American point of view. Ving Rhames africanamericanartist Change image and share on social
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 atrocitybringcapture share on social
