Angela Bassett shared an inspiring tribute to Tina Turner following news of the singers death at 83 on Wednesday.

Bassett, who played Turner in the 1993 biopic Whats Love Got To Do With It, mourned the artist in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter in which she asked, How do we say farewell to a woman who owned her pain and trauma and used it as a means to help change the world?

Celebrating the eight-time Grammy winners strength, Bassett continued, Through her courage in telling her story, her commitment to stay the course in her life, no matter the sacrifice, and her determination to carve out a space in rock and roll for herself and for others who look like her, Tina Turner showed others who lived in fear what a beautiful future filled with love, compassion and freedom should look like.

Her final words to me for me were, You never mimicked me. Instead, you reached deep into your soul, found your inner Tina, and showed her to the world, the Black Panther actor added revealed. I shall hold these words close to my heart for the rest of my days. I am honored to have known Tina Turner.