When you think about it, words can break your heart, or they can change your day. Anna Deavere Smith breakchangeday Change image and share on social
If you think about what acting is supposed to be, my job is to disappear. Anna Deavere Smith actdisappearjob Change image and share on social
Not that many people, even contemporary writers, write about right now. Anna Deavere Smith contemporarypeoplewrite Change image and share on social
I mean, I think that - as an actress, in particular, I'm basically a fool, and I see the world upside down. Anna Deavere Smith actressbasicallyfool Change image and share on social
Making your life is ultimately an extraordinarily creative endeavor. Anna Deavere Smith creativeendeavorextraordinarily Change image and share on social
A lot of acting techniques are very self-oriented. Anna Deavere Smith actlotorient Change image and share on social
In my own life I'm frequently in predominantly white atmospheres. Anna Deavere Smith atmospherefrequentlylife Change image and share on social
I was a mimic when I was a child. I mimicked the teacher and made friends that way, actually. That was a very subversive activity, because I was a goody-goody who never got in trouble. But if I went off in the corner and mimicked the teacher, people loved it. Anna Deavere Smith activitychildcorner share on social
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 dayemptyexhaust share on social
In my profession, I'm around a lot of people whose bodies are their instruments in one way or another. Anna Deavere Smith bodyinstrumentlot Change image and share on social
