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And, perhaps most importantly, they know how to balance you out when need be. “Sometimes I’m like, ‘Ahhh!'” she admitted, demonstrating how they’ve learned to handle each other’s stress-fueled moments.

Hollywood veterans with a combined 70-plus years of experience, some 170 credits and an Emmy and a Golden Globe lining their shelves, she has some thoughts on what it takes to have that sort of career longevity she and Vance share as well. “A lot of talent,” Bassett posited, “a little luck, a lot of hard work. And an availability for trying new things.”

Which is part of the motivation for Bassett Vance Productions, their production company that Bassett hopes will help bring a diversity of stories to the screen. “This whole idea of representation, you know, it’s not a sprint, as they say. It’s a marathon. And we’re in it for the long haul,” she explained. “And we want to see those changes in front of as well as behind the camera. And there are people who are working diligently at that.” 

Because, as she put it, “I know it’s a better story when there’s a diversity of perspectives. That’s what gets me excited.”