March 8th, 2007 @ 8:10am EDINBORO, Pa. (AP) - Sharon Stone is best known 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 _ 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 the university on a writing scholarship. She left school before graduating to pursue a modeling career.
The 48-year-old actress 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."
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