Ben Cross Quotes

United Kingdom, Actor
December 16, 1947 – August, 18, 2020.

Harry Bernard Cross, known professionally as Ben Cross, was an English stage and film actor, best known for his portrayal of the British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire and as Sarek in the 2009 reboot film Star Trek.

I have great admiration for athletes. They are just like actors in a lot of ways. They have tremendous pressures and conflicts. They have to compete, and they can't stay home just because they have a head cold.

Ben Cross
- Actors
- Complete
- Athletes
You are fully capable of deciding your own destiny. The question you face is: which path will you choose? This is something only you can decide.

Ben Cross
- Destiny
- Choose
- Decide

What is necessary is never unwise.

Ben Cross
- Necessary
- Unwise
I read a lot of scripts, so I know by page 25 if I like it or not.

Ben Cross
- Read
- Scripts
- Page
You get thought of in terms of your last job. So if my last job is that of a meat cleaver-wielding character, I will hardly be cast as some benign, older gentleman.

Ben Cross
- Character
- Job
- Gentleman