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 VEREENAs 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 VEREENYou’ve got to make haste while it’s still light of day.
BEN VEREENAt the end of the day, give up your worries and give thanks for the journey.
BEN VEREENI love sharing my story. It’s endlessly healing.
BEN VEREENThe death of my daughter is a subject I talk about briefly because there is nothing more tragic.
BEN VEREENI want to show people what the possibilities are if you take care of yourself and do the right thing.
BEN VEREENIve been blessed to be in a position to share (my experiences).
BEN VEREENSo 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.
BEN VEREENSometimes 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.
BEN VEREENThe theater was my first training ground. It taught me discipline, dedication and appreciation of hard work.
BEN VEREENNine 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.
BEN VEREENI coach young people. I have a group called BTP – Broadway Theatre Project.
BEN VEREENYou’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.
BEN VEREENIf 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.
BEN VEREENLive stage is being made as you go along. You feel the energy. There’s nothing like a live audience.
BEN VEREENI didn’t know who Langston Hughes was till he met me backstage.
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