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Anna Deavere Smith Quotes

Each person has a literature inside them Picture Quote #1

I am not myself; I am the potential of myself Picture Quote #1

Learning is a tunnel experience that makes us think more broadly Picture Quote #1

Art simply can’t be stopped Picture Quote #1

For me, first of all, I love people, I love ideas Picture Quote #1

I have never been in a violent movie or television show Picture Quote #1

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I see myself first and foremost as a student of expression Picture Quote #1

I mean, I think a healthy country is a country where people are healthy physically, and a smart country is a country where people are educated Picture Quote #1

I think we can learn a lot about a person in the very moment that language fails them. In the very moment they they have to be more creative than they would have imagined in order to communicate. It’s the very moment that they have to dig deeper than the surface to find words, and at the same time, it’s a moment when they want to communicate very badly. They’re digging deep and projecting out at the same time Picture Quote #1

We spend so much time bantering about the words when the real open conversations might very well be our actions. I worry about our rhetoric Picture Quote #1

You hang around actors, or dancers, the minute you sneeze, everybody has a remedy, and we’re all on a million different kinds of diets, and different kinds of things that we do for exercise Picture Quote #1

If I do three interviews in a day, I can be exhausted, because the process of hearing everyone requires that I empty out myself. While I’m listening, my own judgments and prejudices certainly come up. But I know I won’t get anything unless I get those things out of the way Picture Quote #1

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I would love to have been a documentary filmmaker; I just didn’t have the resources to do that Picture Quote #1

I think some of our most talented people are not going to pick the arts as a way that they’re going to spend their lives Picture Quote #1

I see myself as not a typical theater person, but a person who uses the theater as a place to meet people and explore ideas Picture Quote #1

I remember from my father’s funeral that the minister kept using a metaphor about life of a prism. And I took that away like a cherished image Picture Quote #1

I never know when somebody’s going to knock on the door of my own unconscious in a way that I wouldn’t have anticipated Picture Quote #1

Even jealousy is based on fantasies: a fantasy that someone else has what belongs to you Picture Quote #1

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I love studying how people are. Not just what they’re saying, but how they are, what they’re doing Picture Quote #1

I have a lot of optimism about new doctors because I think it’s really clear that it’s a lot of hard work and no guarantee of a lot of money Picture Quote #1

I feel like my work has been my path to freedom from having grown up in a segregated environment Picture Quote #1

I don’t talk a lot when I interview. My job is to get out of the way Picture Quote #1

Racism has been for everyone like a horrible, tragic car crash, and we’ve all been heavily sedated from it. If we don’t come into consciousness of this tragedy, there’s going to be a violent awakening we don’t want. The question is, can we wake up? Picture Quote #1

Artists are the people that no matter what, pick up the pen, pick up a paintbrush. They take the time to translate what is happening to create something that resonates deeply with the rest of the people that are caught in the middle of their own reality Picture Quote #1

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My main concern is theater, and theater does not reflect or mirror society. It has been stingy and selfish, and it has to do better Picture Quote #1

I am interested in personal stories because that’s when people become expressive, spontaneous and heartfelt Picture Quote #1

Be more than ready. Be present in your discipline. Remember your gift. Be grateful for your gift and treat it like a gift. Cherish it, take care of it, and pass it on Picture Quote #1

People in power have to be careful about what comes out of their mouth. They have to find exactly the right word that can’t be attacked Picture Quote #1

Commit to finding the true nature of art. Go for that thing no one can teach you Picture Quote #1

Your desire to communicate must be bigger than your relationship with the chaotic and unfair realities Picture Quote #1

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Each person has a literature inside them (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) I am not myself; I am the potential of myself (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) Learning is a tunnel experience that makes us think more broadly (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) Art simply can’t be stopped (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) For me, first of all, I love people, I love ideas (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) I have never been in a violent movie or television show (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) I see myself first and foremost as a student of expression (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) I mean, I think a healthy country is a country where people are healthy physically, and a smart country is a country where people are educated (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) I think we can learn a lot about a person in the very moment that language fails them. In the very moment they they have to be more creative than they would have imagined in order to communicate. It’s the very moment that they have to dig deeper than the surface to find words, and at the same time, it’s a moment when they want to communicate very badly. They’re digging deep and projecting out at the same time (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) We spend so much time bantering about the words when the real open conversations might very well be our actions. I worry about our rhetoric (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) You hang around actors, or dancers, the minute you sneeze, everybody has a remedy, and we’re all on a million different kinds of diets, and different kinds of things that we do for exercise (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) If I do three interviews in a day, I can be exhausted, because the process of hearing everyone requires that I empty out myself. While I’m listening, my own judgments and prejudices certainly come up. But I know I won’t get anything unless I get those things out of the way (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) I would love to have been a documentary filmmaker; I just didn’t have the resources to do that (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) I think some of our most talented people are not going to pick the arts as a way that they’re going to spend their lives (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) I see myself as not a typical theater person, but a person who uses the theater as a place to meet people and explore ideas (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) I remember from my father’s funeral that the minister kept using a metaphor about life of a prism. And I took that away like a cherished image (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) I never know when somebody’s going to knock on the door of my own unconscious in a way that I wouldn’t have anticipated (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) Even jealousy is based on fantasies: a fantasy that someone else has what belongs to you (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) I love studying how people are. Not just what they’re saying, but how they are, what they’re doing (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) I have a lot of optimism about new doctors because I think it’s really clear that it’s a lot of hard work and no guarantee of a lot of money (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) I feel like my work has been my path to freedom from having grown up in a segregated environment (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) I don’t talk a lot when I interview. My job is to get out of the way (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) Racism has been for everyone like a horrible, tragic car crash, and we’ve all been heavily sedated from it. If we don’t come into consciousness of this tragedy, there’s going to be a violent awakening we don’t want. The question is, can we wake up? (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) Artists are the people that no matter what, pick up the pen, pick up a paintbrush. They take the time to translate what is happening to create something that resonates deeply with the rest of the people that are caught in the middle of their own reality (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) My main concern is theater, and theater does not reflect or mirror society. It has been stingy and selfish, and it has to do better (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) I am interested in personal stories because that’s when people become expressive, spontaneous and heartfelt (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) Be more than ready. Be present in your discipline. Remember your gift. Be grateful for your gift and treat it like a gift. Cherish it, take care of it, and pass it on (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) People in power have to be careful about what comes out of their mouth. They have to find exactly the right word that can’t be attacked (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) Commit to finding the true nature of art. Go for that thing no one can teach you (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes) Your desire to communicate must be bigger than your relationship with the chaotic and unfair realities (Anna Deavere Smith Quotes)

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