Angela Bassett Quotes

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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.

  Angela Bassett

  Inspirational, Motivational, Women

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• When you ask the best questions of yourself and others, you invite the best answers.

  Angela Bassett

  Answers, Invites, Asks

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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.

  Angela Bassett

  Jesus, Son, Earth

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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.

  Angela Bassett

  Live Your Life, Black, Culture

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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

  Believe, Careers, Calling

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• You can't always do that which you can do in your sleep. That doesn't fulfill an artist. You're looking for places where you can grow, in some way, whether it's a large way or a small way. I want to grow as an artist, as a person and as a woman. I want to enjoy myself and my life and the company that I'm keeping. I want to bring something to the table that's different than anything else would bring, but that has its place and value, and then keep moving.

  Angela Bassett

  Moving, Sleep, Artist

  "Angela Bassett Talks American Horror Story: Freak Show, Filming in New Orleans, Her First Reaction to Finding Out Her Character, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. November 13, 2014.

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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.

  Angela Bassett

  Law, Careers, America

  "Question time". Interview with Hannah Pool, www.theguardian.com. February 11, 2009.

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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.

  Angela Bassett

  Husband, Understanding, Energy

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• I guess I'm breaking out a little of what's comfortable and easy.

  Angela Bassett

  Littles, Easy, Comfortable

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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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.

  Angela Bassett

  Dream, Growing Up, Yale

  Source: www.hollywood.com

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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.

  Angela Bassett

  Light, Stories, Lines

  "Whitney Houston biopic director Angela Bassett talks". Interview with Nina Terrero, www.cnn.com. June 26, 2014.

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• I am content that the work that I've done is wonderful.

  Angela Bassett

  Done, Wonderful

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Drink a bunch of water and get facials regularly. I take care of my skin.

  Angela Bassett

  Water, Skins, Care

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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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.

  Angela Bassett

  Heart, Eye, Thinking

  "'The Rosa Parks Story': Angela Bassett Interview". Hollywood.com Interview, www.hollywood.com.

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• Acting is my calling, not my career.

  Angela Bassett

  Careers, Acting, Calling

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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.

  Angela Bassett

  Kings, Knowing, People

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• People confuse the person and the part.

  Angela Bassett

  People, Persons

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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.

  Angela Bassett

  Mother, School, College

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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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.

  Angela Bassett

  School, Three, Want

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Theater's my first love. I love it. It excites me. It feeds me.

  Angela Bassett

  First Love, Firsts, Theater

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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.

  Angela Bassett

  Hair, Common Humanity, Skin Tone

  "'The Rosa Parks Story': Angela Bassett Interview". Hollywood.com Interview, www.hollywood.com.

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• When I got married, I was all in love, but then came life intruding in, and sometimes it's difficult ... I would look at my husband and ask, 'did we do it too quickly?' ... But my husband was strong in his resolve. He kept reminding me that people go through this, and that we were going to be ok.

  Angela Bassett

  Strong, Husband, People

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• As an actor, you're used to putting on characters, taking them off, becoming someone else, doing your research, and working on that.

  Angela Bassett

  Character, Actors, Research

  "Angela Bassett Talks American Horror Story: Freak Show, Filming in New Orleans, Her First Reaction to Finding Out Her Character, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. November 13, 2014.

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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.

  Angela Bassett

  Honesty, Ideas, Tables

  "Gerard Butler, Antoine Fuqua Interview: Olympus Has Fallen". MoviesOnline Interview, www.moviesonline.ca. October 15, 2017.

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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.

  Angela Bassett

  Character, Thinking, Careers

  "'The Rosa Parks Story': Angela Bassett Interview". Hollywood.com Interview, www.hollywood.com.

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