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 am an over-achiever, and I want to be known for the good things in my life.
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The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.
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But there is some way in which poets believe that and this is dangerous, too believe that their calling gives them a certain freedom. A certain freedom to live in a free way.
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Sinatra was the biggest influence on my life, my singing career. And rightly so. I mean he was the best singer ever.
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As the tree is bent, so it will grow.
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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.
