Top 68 Quotes by Anna Deavere Smith

About Anna Deavere Smith

These are some quotes by American author Anna Deavere Smith Actress, who was born on September 18, 1950.

That artists are called to be more responsible and 'true' is a tip of hat to their power.

That artists are called to be more responsible and 'true' is a tip of hat to their power.

Anna Deavere Smith

People who are sick, or who have been sick, or have come close to death have a lot to say - and they want you to hear it.

People who are sick, or who have been sick, or have come close to death have a lot to say - and they want you to hear it.

Anna Deavere Smith

You hang around actors, or dancers, the minute you sneeze, everybody has a remedy, and we're all on a million different kinds of diets, and different kinds of things that we do for exercise.

You hang around actors, or dancers, the minute you sneeze, everybody has a remedy, and we're all on a million different kinds of diets, and different kinds of things that we do for exercise.

Anna Deavere Smith

You know, real artists, we expose our flaws. We long for intimacy.

You know, real artists, we expose our flaws. We long for intimacy.

Anna Deavere Smith

I talk about race a lot. It's been my work ever since I came out of acting school. But it's true that in a way talking about race is a taboo. Because so many of our debates about race have to do not with race but with what we are willing to see, what we will not see and what we don't want to see.

Anna Deavere Smith

I write plays about big, intense subjects.

I write plays about big, intense subjects.

Anna Deavere Smith

We owe the government taxes. We owe our creditors interest. What do these powers owe us?

We owe the government taxes. We owe our creditors interest. What do these powers owe us?

Anna Deavere Smith

I am lucky: I have fantastic doctors and a fantastic dentist.

I am lucky: I have fantastic doctors and a fantastic dentist.

Anna Deavere Smith

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