The theater was my first training ground. It taught me discipline, dedication and appreciation of hard work.
BEN VEREENLive stage is being made as you go along. You feel the energy. There’s nothing like a live audience.
More Ben Vereen Quotes
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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.
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Sometimes we look for those thunderous things to happen in our life for our lives to change or go in the other direction. We seek the miracle. We seek the parting of the seas, the moving of the mountains. But no, its a quiet thing. At least for me it was.
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The stage sharpened my creative instrument and encouraged me to go deeper and try new things.
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I go to my grandchildren. They keep their grandpa informed on what’s going on.
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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 want to show people what the possibilities are if you take care of yourself and do the right thing.
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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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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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I used to dance, but now I only move.
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I didn’t know who Langston Hughes was till he met me backstage.
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People talk about love and it seems like a cliche but it’s a real thing – the more love we spread around the world the more it’s going to change lives.
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Ive been blessed to be in a position to share (my experiences).
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The death of my daughter is a subject I talk about briefly because there is nothing more tragic.
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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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At the end of the day, give up your worries and give thanks for the journey.
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