Angela Bassett Quotes
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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If I started worrying about how my constituents are going to react to every move I make, I wouldn't be able to do my job here. I'll do what I think is right and explain it later.
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Men move through a much different process before commitment than women do.
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Movies are usually difficult, often insane, constantly challenging and always strangely amusing to make.
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As I grow older I spend more time with my wife, and gradually my interest in the woman's world is growing.
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We may say most aptly that the Analytical Engine weaves algebraical patterns just as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves.
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In the south, whether it is a small film or a big film, everybody sees it. So, there is always something for everybody to come, see, and enjoy.
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In my experience an appreciative letter from a fellow writer means a lot.
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Skating is tough to pick up when you are a grown up.
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The first concert that my parents took me to was in this canyon in Saudi Arabia called Buttermilk Canyon. You sleep under the stars in the desert, and ex-pats - German, Swiss, Canadian, American - would play classical music that filled the whole canyon.
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I love who I am and I love my life, but if I could be someone else, I'd be Beyonce in two seconds.
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I remember going into a bookshop, and the only book I saw with a black child on the cover was 'A Thief in the Village' by James Berry, and I thought, 'Is this still the state of publishing?' Then I thought, 'Either I can whine about it or try to do something about it.'
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Essentially what photography is is life lit up.
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Healing yourself is connected with healing others.
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A laugh is a terrible weapon.
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Back home, almost everything I did, I did in Hebrew. I went to drama school in Hebrew, my whole career was in Hebrew, and to switch languages was something that was fascinating and more complicated than I expected it to be, even though I've been speaking English since I could speak.
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'Getting smart on crime' does not mean reducing sentences or punishments for crimes.
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Tell your husbands any bad news when everything is calm, not just as they come through the door.
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I didn't know that I could do a talk show. I didn't know that we could bring variety to daytime. I didn't know that people wanted to see singing, and dancing and comedy in the morning.
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I accept what people say. I don't have time to dissect it.
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To its devotees the bowtie suggests iconoclasm of an Old World sort, a fusty adherence to a contrarian point of view. The bowtie hints at intellectualism, real or feigned, and sometimes suggests technical acumen, perhaps because it is so hard to tie. BowTies are worn by magicians, country doctors, lawyers and professors and by people hoping to look like the above. But perhaps most of all, wearing a bow tie is a way of broadcasting an aggressive lack of concern for what other people think.
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Reading makes all other learning possible. We have to get books into our children's hands early and often.
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The government has got to do something to help independent businesses.
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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.
