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. Anna Deavere Smith examinegivehear Change image and share on social
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
For me, first of all, I love people, I love ideas. Anna Deavere Smith idealovepeople Change image and share on social
I think as a kid I always liked to listen to people. I loved hearing stories. Anna Deavere Smith hearkidlisten Change image and share on social
I never know when somebody's going to knock on the door of my own unconscious in a way that I wouldn't have anticipated. Anna Deavere Smith anticipatedoorknock 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
Movies, as evidenced by a chorus of protesting and celebrating Americans, influence broader trends. Anna Deavere Smith americanbroadcelebrate Change image and share on social
