Latest Angela Bassett Quotes from Interviews

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• People confuse the person and the part.

  Angela Bassett

  People, Persons

• 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.

• 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.

• Of course you want to do all the research that you can, but it's impossible to take a life and the boundaries of an hour and a half, so there is hope there will be understanding about that also.

  Angela Bassett

  Understanding, Research, Half

  Source: www.hollywood.com

• 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.

• 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.

  Angela Bassett

  Passion, Heart, Character

  Source: www.hollywood.com

• 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.

  Angela Bassett

  Stars, Hands, World

  Source: www.hollywood.com

• 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

• 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.

• I don't really like horror shows, horror movies, or any of that. I'm really a lightweight, in terms of that.

  Angela Bassett

  Horror, Term, Shows

  "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.

• 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.

• 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.

• The world has white people and black people in it. Even in Harlem.

  Angela Bassett

  White, People, Black

  "Q&A: Angela Bassett Must Play Michelle Obama". Interview with Eric Spitznagel, www.esquire.com. March 22, 2013.