54 Quotes by Dante Basco

My first professional acting role was a small part in a television series called 'The Wizard.' I later had the opportunity to work on Michael Jackson's Moon-walker music video.

I love being part of the 'Avatar' family.

For me, my first fandom was 'Star Wars.'

You have to understand, when you're 15 and you're doing this Steven Spielberg movie with megastars - Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts - you know you want to be cool. I don't know how cool I'm going to look with my belly button out!

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.

Anyone who has been in this town long enough has their own 'True Hollywood story.'

I'm a poet, first and foremost as a writer. That's who I am. That's what I'm most comfortable writing.

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.

I didn't have the regular high school experience. My experiences were on sets.