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 it. — Ving Rhames Copy Share Image
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… — Ving Rhames Copy Share Image
The only difference between working on a huge-budget film and a lesser-budget film, is the quality of lunch and dinner. — Ving Rhames Copy Share Image
I'm not gay. I'm not homophobic. And I've never been raped. So it was acting. I look at it as the most powerful man… — Ving Rhames Copy Share Image
Since God is the foundation of my life, anything that streams from that can only be positive. — Ving Rhames Copy Share Image
I saw how, when my brother smoked reefer, it made my mother cry. He was 16 at the time. And I saw that she… — Ving Rhames Copy Share Image
My approach to the work is the same, whether I had the lead or a supporting role. I consider myself a character actor in… — Ving Rhames Copy Share Image
Are you intimidated by me? Because if you're intimidated by me, that's something you'll have to deal with. — Ving Rhames Copy Share Image
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… — Ving Rhames Copy Share Image
For me, acting was a way of releasing all of this stuff that I had inside - and a way for me to tell… — Ving Rhames Copy Share Image
