Slater Vance, Bronwyn Vance, Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance.Photo:Arturo Holmes/Getty

Courtney B. Vance on Raising Teenage Twins with Angela Bassett: ‘I Go to Work to Rest’ (Exclusive)

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Courtney B. VanceandAngela Bassett’s kids might be on their way to joining the family business.

“I think they may find it in college, so I think that may happen,“ the actor said. “They’re going to explore all kinds of things there, as we know."

“I’m excited for them. I’m really excited to see where they go and what they do,” he added. “They’re ready. They’re more than ready.“

Slater Vance, Bronwyn Vance, and Courtney B. Vance.Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic

Courtney B. Vance on Raising Teenage Twins with Angela Bassett: ‘I Go to Work to Rest’ (Exclusive)

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Vance,who has been married to Bassett, 65, since 1997, also noted that their kids don’t care so much about how famous their parents are.

“I think their mom and dad are just a lot of people who have parents who are famous or infamous,” he said of the twins. “… But, when aBlack Pantheror something like that happens, or the honorary Oscar [their mother received], they were there and Mommy made them stand up and be recognized. That’s once-in-a-lifetime kind of stuff.“

“I think later on it’ll hit them,” he continued.

Speaking about how the couple spends their downtime as their kids prepare to head off to college, Vance revealed that Bassett has a current favorite reality show.

“She likes to watch her shows,” Vance said. “… Shows likeLove Is Blindand things like that. It’s just mindless stuff, and we go see plays. We love to go to New York and see plays.”

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Elsewhere in the interview, the actor also opened up about how he and Bassett don’t let award successes, or losses, impact their craft.

“We look at it, and we’re the same people when they like us, when they want us and when they don’t,” Vance told PEOPLE. “So we just keep moving. Eventually, the world comes around to you and then one minute you’re hot, one minute you’re a little tepid, but you’re still you.”

“We really try not to let it faze us,” he added.

source: people.com