{"id":1770867,"date":"2022-12-09T17:03:14","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T22:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1770867"},"modified":"2022-12-09T17:03:16","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T22:03:16","slug":"god-first-me-second-yellowstone-star-neal-mcdonough-talks-faith-and-navigating-a-career-in-hollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/god-first-me-second-yellowstone-star-neal-mcdonough-talks-faith-and-navigating-a-career-in-hollywood\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018God First, Me Second\u2019: \u2018Yellowstone\u2019 Star Neal McDonough Talks Faith And Navigating A Career In Hollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgod-first-me-second-yellowstone-star-neal-mcdonough-talks-faith-and-navigating-a-career-in-hollywood%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1770867&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>\u201cYellowstone\u201d star Neal McDonough talked about faith and navigating a career in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/hollywood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hollywood<\/a> as he explained that, through \u201ca hard few years\u201d not finding work, he always believed God had a plan for him.<\/p>\n<p>The 56-year-old actor said before screenwriter Graham Yost offered him a role in the hit drama \u201cJustified,\u201d he was blacklisted in Hollywood after allegedly being fired for refusing to do on-screen sex scenes in ABC\u2019s \u201cScoundrels,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/yellowstone-actor-neal-mcdonough-reflect-bonding-kevin-costner-devotion-faith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I was blessed at a very young age to have a strong relationship with God,\u201d McDonough shared. \u201cAnd it\u2019s been paramount in my life as everyone kind of knows. Look, we all make mistakes. We\u2019re all flawed, we\u2019re all human. And that\u2019s kind of what makes us beautiful at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you know, especially in the films that [my wife] Ruv\u00e9 [Robertson] and I have been doing and \u2026 producing in the last couple of years, they talk about these things,\u201d he added. \u201c[They] talk about what it\u2019s like to have your faith challenged or how you can overcome certain difficulties in life knowing that God has your back. And it\u2019s shows like \u2018Oh Holy Night\u2019 that kind of reinforce that family is the most important thing on the planet. There\u2019s nothing like family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8216;Yellowstone&#8217; actor Neal McDonough reflects on bonding with Kevin Costner, his devotion to faith: &#8216;God first&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uu1MhKyCMf\">https:\/\/t.co\/uu1MhKyCMf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1600942061015932947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsworld.com\/2019\/01\/wow-catholic-actor-neal-mcdonough-goes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">devout Catholic<\/a>\u00a0said that when you have a \u201ccore to lean back on\u201d and believe in \u201cGod first, me second,\u201d you aren\u2019t as tempted to do \u201cstupid things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are a few times when I get to talk about things that are really, really important to me in my life, and that\u2019s my relationship with God and family,\u201d McDonough explained. \u201cFor me, it\u2019s family first, me second. God first, me second. And when you\u2019re run by those rules, things are a lot easier. You\u2019re not as tempted to do stupid things. \u2026 We all make mistakes every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026We get caught up in so many things, especially during the holiday season \u2026 it can be a very emotional time,\u201d he added. \u201cBut when you have a core to lean back on, whether it\u2019s immediate family or our heavenly father, that\u2019s how you get through things in life. And for me, it\u2019s vitally important \u2026 it\u2019s about family and it\u2019s about love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cBand Of Brothers\u201d star previously talked about feeling blessed in his life and said \u201cthat\u2019s why I go to church every day and say thank you to God for everything he\u2019s given me,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsworld.com\/2019\/01\/wow-catholic-actor-neal-mcdonough-goes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catholic News World<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>McDonough and Ruve tied the knot in 2003 and share five children.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-chosen-actress-once-skeptical-about-god-says-role-has-been-life-changing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018The Chosen\u2019 Actress, Once Skeptical About God, Says Role Has Been\u00a0Life-Changing<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cYellowstone\u201d star Neal McDonough talked about faith and navigating a career in Hollywood as he explained that, through \u201ca hard few years\u201d not finding work, he always believed God had a plan for him. 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