Since I graduated college, all I have ever done for a living was acting. Ving Rhames actcollegegraduate Change image and 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
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
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 blessfindgift Change image and 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
I'm a God-fearing man, and I know the only reason why I am here going from poverty to where I am now is God has His hand on my life. I tell people, 'I didn't choose acting; God chose me to act.' Ving Rhames actchoosefear 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
