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I really believe that what I do as an actress is my God-given talent. This is my calling, not my career.
Angela Bassett
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Angela Bassett
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: August 16
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When you realize that every breath is a gift from God. When you realize how small you are, but how much he loved you. That he, Jesus, would die, the son of God himself on earth, then you...you just weep.
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Memories are meant to fade, Lenny. They're designed that way for a reason.
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Loving God is like my being black. I just am. [No one says] 'You know what? I'm gonna be blacker today!' It's my culture. It's not something I put on or take off or show more. You just communicate that in the way you live your life.
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I look in the eyes and I see the heart. As long as it's a human story. I would like to turn on my television and see African American, Hispanic, Asian as well as Caucasian. And I think there are probably more people like me.
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I can give you the King's English and then I can take it to the street, but do both or do one and don't do one knowing only the street. That's going to hold you back because what comes out is going to impress people, and it will impress them negatively.
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Drink a bunch of water and get facials regularly. I take care of my skin.
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