Ben Harney Quotes:- Ben Harney (born 29 August 1952) is an American actor and dancer who was most active in his career between 1972 and 1985. Harney attended Manhattan’s High School of Music & Art, graduating in 1970. Harney won the 1982 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for his role as the Berry Gordy-esque character, Curtis Taylor Jr. in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls.
Inspirational Ben Harney Quotes
“God gave me everything I have.”
Ben Harney
“I left acting in the summer of 1988 because I was unhappy with a lot of the irresponsibility that was going on in the entertainment industry.”
Ben Harney
“When you think of the people who were important in your life, prettiness was not a factor. They might have been old, fat, and toothless – but they were there.”
Ben Harney
“I was excited to hear others talking about God. Most people in show business have some strong spirituality but don’t talk about it openly.”
Ben Harney
“I won’t do anything demeaning to what I stand for.”
Ben Harney
“I realized my calling was to use the arts and ministry to help young people.”
Ben Harney
Famous Quotes by Ben Harney
“We are living in a culture where we are so led by the visual, and what is promoted in the media, that the attitude becomes, ‘I don’t have to go through normalcy in life – I can look for exemptions. And I expect them, and when I look for them and they are not there, I am angry.'”
Ben Harney
“There are other people in ‘Dreamgirls’ who are born-again Christians. We have a Bible study class once a week. It was started by Charles Bernard and myself. We meet at the theater.”
Ben Harney
“I was making $150 a week in the workshop. It was a rough year. I had trouble paying the rent. But I had evenings free to spend with my wife, Olive, and our baby daughter. In terms of family-building, it was one of the most blessed years of my life.”
Ben Harney
“I reached a point where – I have a real heart and concern for families and for youth, and the more I became involved in working through a ministry, the more I realized how powerful the entertainment industry was and how irresponsible it was.”
Ben Harney
