Mission: Impossible’ is basically entertainment, and for what it is, it’s fine. I don’t think most actors become actors to do that type of film. Ving Rhames Read Quote
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. Unless I’m doing my autobiography, I’m playing a character. Ving Rhames Read Quote
I spent three days with Don King, and I interviewed 45 people. I studied his speech, his mannerisms. He invited me to a couple of fights, and I watched him. Ving Rhames Read Quote
Since God is the foundation of my life, anything that streams from that can only be positive. Ving Rhames Read Quote
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. Ving Rhames Read Quote
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 an English teacher told me I had a talent to act. He said I should audition for a performing arts high school so I did on a whim. I got accepted. Ving Rhames Read Quote
Mission: Impossible’ is fun. But for myself as an artist, I’m really more concerned with the human condition, the human experience, especially from an African American point of view. Ving Rhames Read Quote
