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God gave me everything I have.

~Ben Harney

Topics: Everything Gave God Me

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I was excited to hear others talking of God. Most people in show business have some strong spirituality but don't talk about it openly.

~Ben Harney

Topics: About Business Excited God Hear Most Openly Others People Show Show Business Some Spirituality Strong Talk Talking

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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

Topics: Bernard Bible Born-Again Charles Christians Class Meet Myself Once Once A Week Other People Started Study Theater Week Who

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I won't do anything demeaning to what I stand for.

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Topics: Anything Demeaning Stand

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I was making $150 a week in 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

Topics: Baby Blessed Daughter Evenings Free Had Life Making Most My Life Olive Our Paying Rent Rough Spend Terms Trouble Week Wife Workshop Year Years

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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

Topics: Acting Because Entertainment Entertainment Industry Going Industry Irresponsibility Left Lot Summer Unhappy

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I realized my calling was to use the arts and ministry to help young people.

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Topics: Arts Calling Help Ministry People Realized Use Young Young People

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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

Topics: Became Concern Entertainment Entertainment Industry Families Heart How Industry Involved Irresponsible Ministry More Point Powerful Reached Real Realized Through Where Working Youth

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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

Topics: Been Factor Fat Important Life Might Old People Think Were Who You Your

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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

Topics: Am Angry Attitude Becomes Culture Expect Go Led Life Living Look Media Normalcy Promoted Them Through Visual Where I Am I Can

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: August 29th, 1952

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