Ben Vereen
Ben Vereen
Ben Vereenis an American actor, dancer, and singer who has appeared in numerous Broadway theatre shows. Vereen graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStage Actor
Date of Birth10 October 1946
CountryUnited States of America
blessed share position
Ive been blessed to be in a position to share (my experiences).
moving sea miracle
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.
moving towns used
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.
moving journey choices
Our creator says, 'Here's your birth and here's your death' - and the rest are the things you learn on your journey. This was my experience - and the choice is, I can lay in the misery, or choose to learn from it and move on.
teacher new-york moving
I had a teacher, he was 86 years old and his name was Luigi in New York City, and he said, 'Never stop moving. You get to reinvent yourself.' So you have to find ways to reinventing yourself. Especially today, because it's a whole different market - social media is so important.
people feelings victory
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.
thinking doctors together
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.
fall thinking years
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.
responsibility tomorrow-will-be-better plant
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.
light work-out long
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.
dance dream one-day
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.
healing stories
I love sharing my story. It's endlessly healing.
grandchildren grandpa my-grandchildren
I go to my grandchildren. They keep their grandpa informed on what's going on.
appreciation hard-work dedication
The theater was my first training ground. It taught me discipline, dedication and appreciation of hard work.