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Angela Bassett
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: August 16
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Drink a bunch of water and get facials regularly. I take care of my skin.
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The three things I said when I came out of school were I want to work consistently, I want to do good work and I want to be paid fairly, and that's happened. But I didn't become an actress for the money. I do it for other reasons.
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My mom was always pretty supportive. She saw me do plays and she'd always act out the parts I did.
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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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The world has white people and black people in it. Even in Harlem.
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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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I'm thinking about directing, but I know it's a lot of work and I appreciate what directors do and I would like to be good at it. The opportunity has presented itself four to five times, and I usually said no because of the script.
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When I was in school, my mother stressed education. I am so glad she did. I graduated from Yale College and Yale University with my master's and I didn't do it by missing school.
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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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My mom was always pretty supportive. She saw me do plays and she'd always act out the parts I did. My aunt, who played a big part in my life, was a little bit more reserved, because if they don't see you on TV every week they think you must be starving.
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I think if you're able to do over the course of your career 20, 30, 50 very wonderful rich characters, you'd rather have that than an Oscar.
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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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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 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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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 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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Memories are meant to fade, Lenny. They're designed that way for a reason.
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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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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 guess I'm breaking out a little of what's comfortable and easy.
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