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
increase
The more you do a stunt, the more you increase the risk of something happening.
classical school
The training at Juilliard School is classical training, and it really makes one very versatile.
kids life trying
We're all about trying to teach the kids life through basketball.
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.
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.
god
You can feel I am whatever you want to feel I am. God knows who I am, and I know who I am.
grew kids
I grew up in Harlem, and the kids used to tease me. You know that song 'Bingo'? Well, they used to sing, 'V-i-n-g-o, and Vingo was his name-o.'
apple king
Don King is as American as apple pie. He is America.
entertainment
Entertainment is needed, and so I do think escapism is needed.
god putting
God is putting me in a position to affect people.
richard
I can always do theater; I can do Ibsen, I can do Macbeth, I can do Chekhov, I can do Moliere, Othello, I can do Richard III.
far matter
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.
convey dialogue
I don't need dialogue to convey emotion or thoughts to my audience.
early music time
I find early jazz to be the most revolutionary music of its time.