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12 quotes by Ving Rhames

Ving Rhames Born Irving Rameses Rhames (1959-05-12) May 12, 1959 (age 55) New York City, New York, U.S. Education Juilliard School (BFA 1983) Occupation Actor Years active 1984–present Spouse(s) Deborah Reed (2000–present) Valerie Scott (1994–1999; divorced) Irving Rameses "Ving" Rhames (born May 12, 1959) is an American actor best known for his work in Bringing Out the Dead, Pulp Fiction, Out of Sight, Baby Boy, Don King: Only in...
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Since God is the foundation of my life, anything that streams from that can only be positive.

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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.... →

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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... →

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The only difference between working on a huge-budget film and a lesser-budget film, is the quality of lunch and dinner.

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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... →

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I grew up in a poverty-stricken neighborhood, but I didn't really know I was a deprived, poverty-stricken child until the media made me aware of... →

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Are you intimidated by me? Because if you're intimidated by me, that's something you'll have to deal with.

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I don't give Hollywood the power to limit me. Only God can limit me.

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I like to say that I didn't choose acting - acting chose me.

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I was never a struggling actor, for which I feel very blessed.

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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... →

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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.... →

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