Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Ben Cross

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English actor Ben Cross.
Last updated on April 21, 2025.
Ben Cross

Harry Bernard Cross was an English stage and film actor. He was best known for playing Billy Flynn in the original West End production of the musical Chicago, and his portrayal of the British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire.

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.
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.
I read a lot of scripts, so I know by page 25 if I like it or not. — © Ben Cross
I read a lot of scripts, so I know by page 25 if I like it or not.
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.
What is necessary is never unwise.
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