I’m a poet, first and foremost as a writer. That’s who I am. That’s what I’m most comfortable writing. Dante Basco Read Quote
I feel like I grew up differently, when you’re a child actor you grow up differently, but it’s not that different than growing up as, like, a child basketball player who goes to the NBA. There are certain kids who become professionals at a very young age. There’s a lot of sacrifice that goes into that. Dante Basco Read Quote
I didn’t have the regular high school experience. My experiences were on sets. Dante Basco Read Quote
I grew up in a pretty rough neighborhood, Paramount, California, outside of L.A., like near Compton, that’s where I’m from. Dante Basco Read Quote
Look, everyone who ever comes to Hollywood, you hope to do something that people will remember you for. Dante Basco Read Quote
A lot of times as an actor you watch a film it’s like thumbing through a photo book from your past. It’s people you haven’t seen in a while, there are people that have passed away, and there are people you owe phone calls to. Dante Basco Read Quote
I was 15 when I did Rufio and now I’ve been Rufio for more of my life than I haven’t been. Wrestling with that is always interesting because you don’t want to be fully defined by it, but at the same time it’s you, and you don’t want to be ashamed of you either. Dante Basco Read Quote
Starting out so young meant missing out on a lot of things that kids do, that your friends are doing, whether it was playing team sports or school dances with friends. I remember having fights with my mother when I was young about ‘Why can’t I just go have frozen yogurt with my friends after school and go hit on the girls at the library?’ Dante Basco Read Quote
Working with Robin Williams, and Bob Hopkins, and Dustin Hoffman and you’re talking about ‘gods,’ really, in our industry. You look at legends everyday. It was so impactful to me as a young artist. Dante Basco Read Quote
