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Ving Rhames Quotes

I don’t give Hollywood the power to limit me. Only God can limit me Picture Quote #1

Don King is as American as apple pie. He is America Picture Quote #1

I don’t need dialogue to convey emotion or thoughts to my audience Picture Quote #1

God has blessed me with a certain amount of presence and a certain amount of charisma Picture Quote #1

Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef, I saw something - I don’t know what it was to this day. My mind couldn’t relate to what it was... If I saw it and knew it was a shark, I wouldn’t be as afraid, but I saw something that looked prehistoric, and I haven’t been snorkeling since Picture Quote #1

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.’ Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

I never grew up thinking I wanted to be a quote-unquote star or anything. My thing was just feeling blessed to be able to make my living acting Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I do fish, and as a matter of fact, I used to do a lot of deep sea fishing, but as far as going into the water, I don’t go out deep into the water Picture Quote #1

I spent three days with Don King, and I interviewed 45 people. I studied his speech, his mannerisms. He invited me to a couple of fights, and I watched him Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Since I graduated college, all I have ever done for a living was acting Picture Quote #1

Rosewood is what Americans did to Americans. We have to hold the mirror up... and look at ourselves. Sometimes that’s an ugly sight. And sometimes you have to go through that pain - both black America and white America - so we can finally find some racial harmony Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Since God is the foundation of my life, anything that streams from that can only be positive Picture Quote #1

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I was never a struggling actor, for which I feel very blessed Picture Quote #1

Are you intimidated by me? Because if you’re intimidated by me, that’s something you’ll have to deal with Picture Quote #1

My approach to the work is the same, whether I had the lead or a supporting role. I consider myself a character actor in the true sense of the word. Unless I’m doing my autobiography, I’m playing a character Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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I don’t give Hollywood the power to limit me. Only God can limit me (Ving Rhames Quotes) Don King is as American as apple pie. He is America. (Ving Rhames Quotes) I don’t need dialogue to convey emotion or thoughts to my audience (Ving Rhames Quotes) God has blessed me with a certain amount of presence and a certain amount of charisma (Ving Rhames Quotes) Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef, I saw something - I don’t know what it was to this day. My mind couldn’t relate to what it was... If I saw it and knew it was a shark, I wouldn’t be as afraid, but I saw something that looked prehistoric, and I haven’t been snorkeling since. (Ving Rhames Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) I never grew up thinking I wanted to be a quote-unquote star or anything. My thing was just feeling blessed to be able to make my living acting. (Ving Rhames Quotes) 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 Quotes) I do fish, and as a matter of fact, I used to do a lot of deep sea fishing, but as far as going into the water, I don’t go out deep into the water. (Ving Rhames Quotes) I spent three days with Don King, and I interviewed 45 people. I studied his speech, his mannerisms. He invited me to a couple of fights, and I watched him. (Ving Rhames Quotes) 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 Quotes) Since I graduated college, all I have ever done for a living was acting (Ving Rhames Quotes) Rosewood is what Americans did to Americans. We have to hold the mirror up... and look at ourselves. Sometimes that’s an ugly sight. And sometimes you have to go through that pain - both black America and white America - so we can finally find some racial harmony. (Ving Rhames Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) Since God is the foundation of my life, anything that streams from that can only be positive (Ving Rhames Quotes) I was never a struggling actor, for which I feel very blessed (Ving Rhames Quotes) Are you intimidated by me? Because if you’re intimidated by me, that’s something you’ll have to deal with (Ving Rhames Quotes) My approach to the work is the same, whether I had the lead or a supporting role. I consider myself a character actor in the true sense of the word. Unless I’m doing my autobiography, I’m playing a character (Ving Rhames Quotes) 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 Quotes)