Anna Deavere Smith Quotes
My work is about giving voice to the unheard, and reiterating the voice of the heard in such a way that you question, or re-examine, what is the truth.
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In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central.
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Usually it is uses of words, not words in themselves, that are properly called vague.
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We as women have a voice and we are decision makers in what film to see. We always support our boyfriends and husbands by going to see the male dominated films, but we don't compel them to see films with female casts.
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There is no diplomacy like candor.
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The lack of a consistent policy from major economies is the main source of volatility.
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When something is at risk or in danger or about to be lost, those are the moments you start to realize how much it means to you.
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The crisis of black politics can only be resolved through the development of multiclass, multiracial, progressive political structures.
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When people use their hurt and make a triumph in their song, that helps other people.
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My journey has been that of a character actor.
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I'm not always angry. In fact, I think I usually go out of my way to try to find roles that don't seem to be like me.
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My mom was an actress in the local Seattle theater doing experimental plays.
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There's a big difference between being privileged and being spoilt. My parents always said, 'Spoilt means ruined, and you're not ruined, just incredibly fortunate.'
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My normal life is like being on holiday.
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Most men say they can cook pasta, but I think you should find a little bit of an unusual angle on your pasta and make that your signature dish.
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Well, you know, I - again, even in the context of BP, I wonder about this government's priorities. The federal government's top priority right now should be the cleanup. And BP certainly has done so many things wrong. They need to be held to account.
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I am proud of where I came from, and I am proud of what I've been able to achieve through hard work and perseverance. And I guarantee you that anyone who tries to say otherwise hasn't walked a day in my shoes.
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When I was a postdoc, I jotted every fresh thought on a three-by-five card and kept them in a card catalogue.
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As an artist, I want to interpret my feelings - not run across the street and ask what my mother thinks.
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The essayist is a self-liberated man, sustained by the childish belief that everything he thinks about, everything that happens to him, is of general interest.
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I like doing my makeup myself! It's a hobby of mine. I like to play around. I've learned all the best tricks from the pros!
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You can take any one of our stories that we use right now, put western clothes on us, stick us out in the west and they'll work just as well - any single one of them - because they're stories about people, they're stories about things.
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In my films I always wanted to make people see deeply. I don't want to show things, but to give people the desire to see.
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Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.
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My work is about giving voice to the unheard, and reiterating the voice of the heard in such a way that you question, or re-examine, what is the truth.
