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
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 findfossilmankind Change image and share on social
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 actapproachcharacter Change image and share on social
The only difference between working on a huge-budget film and a lesser-budget film, is the quality of lunch and dinner. Ving Rhames budgetdifferencedinner Change image and share on social
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
Don King is as American as apple pie. He is America. Ving Rhames americaamericanapple Change image and share on social
I grew up in Harlem in New York, very rough, urban environment, and so what I found is that, if I can have kids travel to different places, countries, areas, it can expand their minds. Ving Rhames areacountryenvironment 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
'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
I saw that crime pays, but I never got involved in crime. Ving Rhames crimeinvolvepay Change image and share on social
