Quotes:Angela Bassett
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Said by Bassett
On her skimpy swimsuits in How Stella Got Her Groove Back
"I've never worn so little clothing in my entire career."[1]
On the thought of playing less noble women in the future
"I'll play a dope-addict ho after I've played enough strong women. Even then, at some point she has to get off dope and stop hoing. Start some amazing organization for hos off dope." [2]
On having a long distance marriage
"I don't mind being apart from time to time, because it keeps the relationship fresh. [Courtney and I] don't have to be up under each other, cause I can get tired of myself sometimes." [3]
On her overall body of work
"I am content that the work that I've done is wonderful."[4]
Said about Bassett
"Like any great actor, Angie's just gotten deeper, richer, fuller. I would love to see her do the things that make her happy, that illuminate her talent." - three-time co-star Laurence Fishburne [5]
"It's not about me. It's about her, and that's as it should be." - [6] - husband Courtney B. Vance, on why he doesn't mind being seen as "Mr. Bassett"
"She's one of the very few actresses, period, of any color, who are carrying movies of substance."[7] - Malcolm X co-star Denzel Washington
Notes
- ↑ Ascher-Walsh, Rebecca. Back in the Groove?, Entertainment Weekly, 14 August 1998.
- ↑ Wilkerson, Isabel. "Angela at the crossroads: the dynamic Ms. Bassett reveals her frustrations with her career, her hopes for the future and her fight to maintain her dignity in a less-than-accepting industry", Essence, 3 January 2003.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Pastorek.
- ↑ Pastorek, Whitney. Spotlight on...Angela Bassett, Entertainment Weekly, 21 April 2006
- ↑ Wilkerson, op. cit.
- ↑ Burr, Ty. Cover story: Angela Bassett, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 1993
