Angela Bassett Reflects on Finding Success After 'Decades of a Career' (Exclusive)
etonline.comAngela Bassett has been doing the thing!ET spoke to the decorated actress at the 54th NAACP Image Awards Saturday, where she reflected on finding success after decades in the business.«Oh my gosh I need to sit down somewhere,» Bassett joked when asked about her busy career. «And fan myself, oh my God.
It's amazing because it's been it's been decades of a career, and to remain, to be able to do it, to persevere at a high level and for it to be appreciated, to receive so much love and support from audiences from my community, from around the world is — oh my gosh, I only wish my mother could see it, to be here to witness it.»Bassett, who won Entertainer of the Year at Saturday’s awards show, also took home an acting trophy for the television series .As for what it means to be honored by her peers, the 64-year-old screen star called it «vital.»«It's absolutely vital.
It's vital to our survival, to our forward movement,» she explained. «No man is alone, no woman is alone, don't believe that.
Don't believe in that. We have each other. Reach out to one another.»In addition to taking home trophies, Bassett had some fun while accepting her many accolades.
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