Anna Deavere Smith Quotes
I mean, I think that - as an actress, in particular, I'm basically a fool, and I see the world upside down.
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We did a remake of Lost in Space. Filmed it in London for four months.
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I always enjoyed movies and in hindsight I realise how captivating they were to me.
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The lurking suspicion that something could be simplified is the world's richest source of rewarding challenges.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figure out a way to play with them.
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Barberries, or zereshk, are tiny dried red fruit with a tremendously sharp flavour. They come from Iran, where they're used to add freshness to rice and chicken dishes.
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We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
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My mind boggles at the amount of violence inflicted upon children in today's society.
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There are many ways of showing your protest and discontent without the actions of Kremlin.
Garry Kasparov -
I like being unconventional.
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Boning is a pain, but it makes such a majestic chicken.
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There was no reality to pain when it left one, thought while it held one fast all other realities failed.
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All of my main characters have been under 30.
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The basic right to quality and affordable health care is under assault by Donald Trump and Republicans in Washington.
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Some women can't say the word lesbian... even when their mouth is full of one.
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You have to mind your Ps and Qs a little bit.
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I don't think you'll ever be happy about anything unless you've done it.
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I find that you learn from others. It's very much about watching TV and watching movies for me and grasping that way and watching other people act.
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I'm never happier than when I'm not working. The strip is a job - that's why I take money for it. It's a job I'm passionate about, but it's a job I totally leave in the studio when I walk out of here, unless I'm late and I have to work at home. I never think of the strip unless I'm compelled to.
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I think you can do a lot with fiction, and in some cases you can say even more in fiction than you can in straight-up documentary journalism.
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A novel is what you call something that won't sell if you call it poems or short stories.
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When reproached for spending too much time with books and clerks, Charles answered, 'As long as knowledge is honored in this country, so long will it prosper.'
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The human heart is bigger than the world.
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I mean, I think that - as an actress, in particular, I'm basically a fool, and I see the world upside down.
