Stone Tells Alma Mater Life Is "Service"
Actress Sharon Stone is best know for her roles as a sexpot in movies such as "Basic Instinct" and "Casino."
But when Stone, a Meadville native, came back to Edinboro University to speak at an honors banquet Wednesday, she didn't talk about her steamy roles on the silver screen, she talked about serving others.
"Life is a service job," Stone said during her 15-minute keynote address at the eighth annual Frank F. Pogue Honors Scholarship luncheon. "You've got to figure out how you serve people the best and do it."
Pogue, the state-run university's first black president, is retiring June 30 after 11 years at the school. The luncheons in his honor have so far raised $900,000 for scholarship funds.
Stone majored in creative writing and fine arts at Edinboro in the 1970s and attended on a writing scholarship, but she left school before graduating to pursue a modeling career.Photos: The Razzies
Stone also talked about her Pennsylvania roots and entering her first beauty pageant on a $50 bet.
"It is very hard to be from here," Stone said. "Pennsylvania's a tough place with tough people. The weather's tough, it's tough to get work, it's tough politically. But it has served me so well and I am so proud to be from here."