Vinnie Jones
Vinnie Jones
Vincent Peter "Vinnie" Jonesis a British actor and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder from 1984 to 1999 notably for Wimbledon, Leeds United, Sheffield United and Chelsea...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth5 January 1965
CityWatford, England
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For years in football I was angry with the game, angry with pundits and, a lot of the time, angry with the journalists writing about me. All that changed when I got my break in movies.
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We all carry our past. But it is a case of getting on with your life and improving it, if you want to.
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I've always felt that people put me down, and I'd fight back. I played football 15 years, and nobody gave me any credit, and they never will do.
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People say, 'I love 'Snatch,' I love 'Lock Stock,' but I want to be more than a movie name. I'd love to be more of a household name.
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The likes of Frank Lampard and John Terry at Chelsea, English players with proper status at a club, they're going to be like the dodo bird. Extinct.
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When two people break up, it's all about them; they can't see anyone else. And the people getting smashed to bits are the kids. Then you're getting torn - your mum wants you, your dad wants you. You just get shredded. It has a long-lasting effect as well.
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I've got the FA Cup tattooed on my leg and the Leeds United emblem, too. On my back, I've got, 'It's been emotional,' which is my line from 'Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels.' I'm fond of my tattoos, and I'm still having more.
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I got involved in a lot of controversy over the Paul Gascoigne incident,
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Americans don't care what your language is, your race is, whatever. Everyone is there to do their own thing and be successful. I wish people in Britain would be more positive.
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Puffy faces, beer bellies - I can't afford to go that way. For the parts I play I've got to look respectable, lean and mean.
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People say you can get bored of the sunshine in L.A. No, you can't.
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I bunked off school for eight days in a row to sit and watch Grease over and over.
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I love goofing around, and I love breaking people's balls. I do it off camera, as well as on camera.
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My parents split when I was 13. For a youngster, it's quite devastating. One minute you're all happy families, then everything changes.