Taye Diggs says Angela Bassett ‘wasn’t impressed’ by him in ‘Rent’

Angela Bassett did not growl with the performance of her future Costar in her most acclaimed project.

Taye Diggs, who played the Jamaican lover of the actress in 1998 How Stella recovered her groovesaid the What has love to do with that The actress was not particularly enthusiastic in turn as a closed window owner To rent out On Broadway.

“Angela Bassett went to see To rent out And she was not impressed, “Diggs told Keke Palmer on her podcast Baby, it’s Keke Palmer. “She was not impressed.”

THE Best man The actor said that his agent had told him about the indifference of Bassett to his performance in the musical and updated him to his character being the least important of the main members of the distribution.

“”To rent out was this show where everyone was: ‘okay, well, come see these children To rent out“” He remembers. “And they said to themselves:” Okay, well, we have this young man who auditioned. “” How can I see it? Ok, come and see the show To rent out. And I had the smallest role in To rent out Main characters. So I said to myself, okay, it’s not going to do it. I’m not going to get out of that. I’m just going to mount it as loudly as possible. And then the next thing will be my jump. And fortunately, that’s what it was, Angela Bassett How Stella obtained her groove [Back]. “”

Instead, Diggs said Bassett was more enthusiastic about his performance Guiding light.

“She saw the soap and I played this character on Guiding light Called Sugar Hill, “he said.” And she saw a little sex appeal to Sugar Hill, then she said to herself: “Okay, bring it.” “”

How Stella recovered her groove marked the beginnings in the cinema of Diggs, and he estimated that he had struck his first postTo rent out Career made unfairly late.

“For a while, you know, I really didn’t really like where I was [in my career]”He said.” I expected to get How Stella obtained it [Groove Back]. I expected it. Like, it came too late for me. “”

Diggs explained that at the time, he thought that he deserved the success of the escape at the same level as his To rent out Costares – if not yet celebrity.

“Idina [Menzel]She had obtained a registration contract, Jesse Martin had a television program, “he said, laughing.” I was the last to strike. So I said to myself: “Damn, all!” I am like, in my head, I said to myself: ‘I am more talented than anything you all have! I’m the last-what’s going on? “”

He continued: “Finally, I had How Stella recovered her groove, And I said to myself, okay, now we are partying. Let’s go, he said.

However, Diggs admitted that it would not have been satisfied Stella marked the top of his film career.

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“I said to myself:” Okay, well, what is the next one? What is the next step? “”, He recalls. “Because at the time, I said to myself:” Okay, I want to be the next Will Smith. “Because I was looking at. Do you know what I mean? Because he’s just pretty black where he can be black, but not threatening the whites – he could cross. ‘”

Although he has never fully equaled Smith’s global superstard, Diggs has always had a successful cinematographic career, appearing in films like Brown off,, Balance,, Chicago,, Wood,, Goand the cinematic adaptation of To rent out.

Listen to the complete conversation between Diggs and Palmer above.