I am lucky: I have fantastic doctors and a fantastic dentist. Anna Deavere Smith dentistdoctorfantastic 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
Learning is a tunnel experience that makes us think more broadly. Anna Deavere Smith broadlyexperiencelearn Change image and share on social
I think it's really important to give yourself a very big question that you're working on that you can come home to, even if you, you know, are going to have to go without a cup of coffee or even a meal, that that should nourish you. Anna Deavere Smith bigcoffeecup share on social
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 attackcarefulfind Change image and share on social
I have never been in a violent movie or television show. Anna Deavere Smith movieshowtelevision 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
The American idea is as promising, imaginative, and full of the unexpected as the land itself. The land represents freedom - the frontier, the ability to make a new future with your own bare hands. Anna Deavere Smith abilityamericanbare Change image and share on social
I would love to have been a documentary filmmaker; I just didn't have the resources to do that. Anna Deavere Smith documentaryfilmmakerlove Change image and 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
