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Angela Bassett
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: August 16
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Angela Evelyn Bassett
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Maybe if you're younger you have more energy - but that's a big maybe. Because at this stage of life, I have more patience, understanding, wisdom, resources - and a husband. I didn't get him until I was 39. But I got a good one.
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The world has white people and black people in it. Even in Harlem.
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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.
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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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I'm the type of individual that I enjoy watching any different cultural lives, and I see the common humanity even though the hair textures are different or the skin tones are varied.
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I remembered that throughout my growing up and education and pursuing my dreams and desires, going into acting, and, of course, getting through Yale University and on and on and on, that being average, being mediocre was not an option that you should be proud of.
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In feature film world I'm very much...a hired hand. It's a world of Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Mel Gibson - they're able to produce and to star and it's, that's not my world.
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Memories are meant to fade, Lenny. They're designed that way for a reason.
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I am content that the work that I've done is wonderful.
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I like the nice guys. I like when they show the stories, the human element behind it all.
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I hope I just continue to be passionate about the roles and to always endeavor to bring clarity and honesty to the table and different ideas.
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I would have to say honestly I was very pleased to be in a movie whether it was good or bad with De Niro, Norton and Brando even if I don't have any scenes with them I thought it was pretty good company to keep.
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This is a career about images. It's celluloid they last for ever. I'm a black woman from America. My people were slaves in America, and even though we're free on paper and in law, I'm not going to allow you to enslave me on film, in celluloid, for all to see.
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The first time I acted was in high school in Florida, and when I heard that applause I felt so alive and felt that electricity go up my spine.
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People confuse the person and the part.
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I don't really like horror shows, horror movies, or any of that. I'm really a lightweight, in terms of that.
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It’s more than just saying lines and turning the light on. You have to drive the story - there’s a technical aspect.
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I deal in a very artistic way of what interests me and marks my passion, and I try to - whether its good or not - am in love with acting and the stage and characters and the ability to reach and to touch people, so that's where, I guess, that's where my heart will reside, by and large.
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Don't settle for average. Bring your best to the moment. Then, whether it fails or succeeds, at least you know you gave all you had. We need to live the best that's in us.
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Theater's my first love. I love it. It excites me. It feeds me.
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