Angela Bassett hopes that her work ethic rubs off on her children who are heading to college.
The 65-year-old actress has twins Bronwyn Golden Vance and Slater Josiah Vance, 18, with husband Courtney B. Vance.
She explained that after ‘achieving her dreams’ through her Hollywood career, she prays that her children will see that ‘hard work’ pays off in the end.
She told this week’s edition of People: ‘I’ve always been a hard worker. You have to know what to say no to as well as what to say yes to.
‘And during this time, a lot of things have been worthy of me saying yes to. But also I hope that what will come out of that is that they see a mama, a woman, a black woman achieving her dreams, having success.’
Angela Bassett hopes that her work ethic rubs off on her children. The 65-year-old actress has twins Bronwyn Golden Vance and Slater Josiah Vance, 18, with husband Courtney B. Vance. Seen in 2018
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She explained that after ‘achieving her dreams’ through her Hollywood career, she hopes that her children will see that ‘hard work’ pays off in the end. Seen in January
She also noted: ‘They’ll see that hard work pays off. And they’ll be about that life for themselves.’
The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever star – who was given an Academy Honorary Award after receiving two Oscar nominations throughout her time on screen – added that she always tries to ‘find the good’ in life.
And despite being ‘overwhelmed’ for all the success she is having this late in life, has learned to just ‘breath’ through it all and take it for what it is.
She said: ‘One of the things that always that I say to myself and to my kids is, “Find the good and praise it.”
‘The fact that it’s happening all at the same time, it can be a little overwhelming unless you just breathe through it and remember to be grateful.
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She told this week’s edition of People : ‘I’ve always been a hard worker. You have to know what to say no to as well as what to say yes to’; seen in 2017
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‘And during this time, a lot of things have been worthy of me saying yes to. But also I hope that what will come out of that is that they see a mama, a woman, a black woman achieving her dreams, having success.’ Seen in 2022
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Vance and Bassett at Black Panther: Wakanda Forever premiere in 2022
‘For all of it. For what you prayed for, what you worked for, for what you dreamed of.’
She also said her kids don’t really want her to cook.
‘Now it’s a switch. They’re older. They like to DoorDash. I’m like, “I’m going to cook tonight.” [They go], “Oh, mom, my meal’s coming in five minutes,”‘ she laughed.
‘So much for me being spontaneous.’
Angela was raised by a single mother in Florida who earned just $11,000 a year, she also noted.
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