I love studying how people are. Not just what they're saying, but how they are, what they're doing. Anna Deavere Smith lovepeoplestudy Change image and share on social
I think we need leadership that helps us remember that part of what we are about is caring about more than the person right next to us, but the folks across the way. Anna Deavere Smith carefolkhelp Change image and share on social
We would like doctors to listen, but the fact is, we better be ready to be able to talk to them. You're going to have to be an active participant in that conversation, so I'd say the American people are going to need ways of stepping up to the conversation. Anna Deavere Smith activeamericanconversation share on social
Because of the generation in which I came into the world, there were expectations. Of course there were expectations. It was something having to do with being a respectable Negro woman who would make the people in Baltimore proud. Anna Deavere Smith baltimoreexpectationgeneration share on social
You know, all kinds of people inspire me. Anna Deavere Smith inspirekindpeople Change image and share on social
For me, first of all, I love people, I love ideas. Anna Deavere Smith idealovepeople Change image and share on social
I think that art is supposed to be ahead of the times. Anna Deavere Smith aheadartsuppose Change image and share on social
Over time, my students have gotten richer and more educated. Anna Deavere Smith educaterichstudent Change image and share on social
You know, interesting minds usually do hold more than one idea at a time. Anna Deavere Smith holdideainterest 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
