Ving Rhames
Ving Rhames
Irving Rameses "Ving" Rhamesis an American actor best known for his work in Bringing Out the Dead, Pulp Fiction, Out of Sight, Baby Boy, Don King: Only in America, Dawn of the Dead, Rosewood, Con Air, and as Luther Stickell in the Mission: Impossible film series...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth12 May 1959
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
ask honest people please whatever
All I want and all I even ask of people in Hollywood is look, just be honest with me. Please don't lie to me. Whatever the situation is, be honest with me.
playing taught truth whatever
I've always been taught to just play the truth of the situation. If comedy comes out of that, or drama, whatever comes out of it, at least I'm playing the truth of the moment-to-moment reality.
artist jack
I feel that being an artist is about giving, and I'd like to give this to you, Mr. Jack Lemmon,
scripts written
A lot of times, scripts are written so the character is all one way. Even with 'Bringing Out the Dead,' the character was written a little more generic.
america men trials
When I think of the trials and tribulations that black men go through in America and that black artists went through, I feel very privileged.
atrocity takes
When I look at the world, I recognize that unfortunately, it sometimes takes an atrocity like 9/11 to force us to come together.
kids life trying
We're all about trying to teach the kids life through basketball.
There could be some unknown actor who's a better actor than Ving Rhames, but no one knows that actor, so Ving Rhames will get the job.
classical school
The training at Juilliard School is classical training, and it really makes one very versatile.
increase
The more you do a stunt, the more you increase the risk of something happening.
associated normally
The character of the computer whiz is not one that would normally be associated with me.
graduated since
Since I graduated college, all I have ever done for a living was acting.
Rottweilers are victims of a stereotype. They're not that bad.
people
People often think I've played the villain more times than I have.