Everyone I’ve worked with has been good. You learn from the good, what’s good, and you learn from the bad what not to do.
BEN VEREENThe stage sharpened my creative instrument and encouraged me to go deeper and try new things.
More Ben Vereen Quotes
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Ive been blessed to be in a position to share (my experiences).
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You’ve got to make haste while it’s still light of day.
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I coach young people. I have a group called BTP – Broadway Theatre Project.
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Nine years after I had my own accident, I find that in trying to go back to doing those things that I used to do just doesn’t fit. Everything seems to just fall apart. I don’t know why but I think it is because I am this new creature.
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As I laid in the hospital bed I started thinking that I had a show to do. I was hoping the Doctor would put me together so I could do the show.
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At the end of the day, give up your worries and give thanks for the journey.
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I didn’t know who Langston Hughes was till he met me backstage.
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Live stage is being made as you go along. You feel the energy. There’s nothing like a live audience.
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The stage sharpened my creative instrument and encouraged me to go deeper and try new things.
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So be encouraged and dedicate yourself to your dream and if your dream should come my way one day then we will dance upon the boards of life.
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When people come and see my show, I try to infuse into them that they can walk away feeling like their lives are a victory.
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You’ve got to make haste while it’s still light of day. My godmother used to say, I don’t want to rust out, I just want to work out. If you stand still long enough, people will throw dirt on you.
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I don’t dance like I used to, but I’m moving and I’ll be doing my form of dance at Town Hall… I hit my limitations but I learn to work with what I’ve got.
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If we plant the right seeds, tomorrow will be better. If you put out good things, then you’ll get good things back. That’s part of our responsibility as entertainers.
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I used to dance, but now I only move.
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