ANGELA BASSETT – ANGELA BASSETT REVEALS HOW SELECTIVE HER PICKING OF ROLES ARE

Angela Bassett has revealed that she can be very selective when picking new roles. Angela Bassett argues that she took on the new low-budget film ‘Jumping the Broom’ because she thought that she could bring something new to the role.

Of playing another complicated character, Bassett stated to The Miami Herald, ‘I just think I inherently exude some strength. But, I think I consciously do try to bring the humanity or the vulnerability of the character to bear’. However, Bassett further said that she is unaware of her own screen presence: ‘I look at the screen and I’m like ‘Oh, oh, did I do that?’ You’re not conscious of what you’re doing or how it’s coming out. But, you can’t be that exacting about it because then it’s really technical and you sense the technique but not the passion or the feeling. So I always rely on my actors, on who is across from me.’ The film, reported to have only cost $5-10 million to make, is about two very different families who come together for a wedding.

Angela Bassett revealed earlier this week that she is set to star in a sequel to her 1995 smash-hit ‘Waiting to Exhale’; with all of its accompanying cast returning.