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.
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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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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Live stage is being made as you go along. You feel the energy. There’s nothing like a live audience.
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I didn’t know who Langston Hughes was till he met me backstage.
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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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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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At the end of the day, give up your worries and give thanks for the journey.
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The theater was my first training ground. It taught me discipline, dedication and appreciation of hard work.
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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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Ive been blessed to be in a position to share (my experiences).
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I love sharing my story. It’s endlessly healing.
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The stage sharpened my creative instrument and encouraged me to go deeper and try new things.
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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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The death of my daughter is a subject I talk about briefly because there is nothing more tragic.
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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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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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