In an interview with More magazine, Angela Bassett says she never had a relationship with her father as a child, but once she reached college age she made an effort to get to know him. She says one time she visited him he offered her weed, and another time instead of a fatherly kiss goodbye, her tried to stick his tongue in her mouth. She said, "When he did that, I was just angry, and angry at myself that I didn’t slap the [bleep] out of him,” Instead, she decided to use the experience when she needed to conjure up anger in future acting gigs. “Use it;” she thought. “I can’t undo it.” 
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Angela Bassett Details Horrific Relationship with Her Father
In an interview with More magazine, Angela Bassett says she never had a relationship with her father as a child, but once she reached college age she made an effort to get to know him. She says one time she visited him he offered her weed, and another time instead of a fatherly kiss goodbye, her tried to stick his tongue in her mouth. She said, "When he did that, I was just angry, and angry at myself that I didn’t slap the [bleep] out of him,” Instead, she decided to use the experience when she needed to conjure up anger in future acting gigs. “Use it;” she thought. “I can’t undo it.” 
