United Kingdom, March 4 -- Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance are preparing to deal with an "empty nest" as their twins are heading off to college.

The actors are parents to 18 year olds Bronwyn and Slater with her husband Courtney B. Vance and they have been busy touring colleges to help the pair make decisions about where they want to study - and Courtney, 63, admits it's going to be a huge life change when the twins leave home.

He told PEOPLE: "We saw 26 schools, all-day tours at each school. And so they're ready. It's another transition. We went down the baby aisle, now we've got to go down the empty nest aisle and get used to them not being here."

Angela, 65, added: "For 18 years it has been about [our kids]. So it's going to be...