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I feel like my work has been my path to freedom from having grown up in a segregated environment.

~Anna Deavere Smith

Topics: Been Environment Feel Freedom Freedom From Grown Having Like Path Segregated Up Work I Feel I Feel Like

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I think that art is supposed to be ahead of the times.

~Anna Deavere Smith

Topics: Art Supposed Think Times I Think Ahead

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Not that many people, even contemporary writers, write about right now.

~Anna Deavere Smith

Topics: About Contemporary Even Many Now People Right Write Writers

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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

Topics: Anticipated Door Going Knock Know My Own Never Own Somebody Unconscious Way

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I think as a kid I always liked to listen to people. I loved hearing stories.

~Anna Deavere Smith

Topics: Always Hearing Kid Liked Listen Loved People Stories Think I Think

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I remember from my father's funeral that the minister kept using a metaphor about life of a prism. And I took that away like a cherished image.

~Anna Deavere Smith

Topics: About Away Cherished Father Funeral Image Kept Life Like Metaphor Minister Prism Remember Took Using I Remember

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I think some of our most talented people are not going to pick the arts as a way that they're going to spend their lives.

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Topics: Arts Going Lives Most Our People Pick Some Spend Talented Talented People Think Way I Think

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Suddenly in high school, I'm in a predominantly Jewish atmosphere. Jewish people were my gate to white America.

~Anna Deavere Smith

Topics: America Atmosphere Gate High High School Jewish Jewish People People School Suddenly Were White

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I write plays about big, intense subjects.

~Anna Deavere Smith

Topics: About Big Intense Plays Subjects Write I Write

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What my work is, is my approach to it. It's the practice. And my work is about the effort that I make to get there. And I think if there's anything artistic, it's in that middle space.

~Anna Deavere Smith

Topics: About Anything Approach Artistic Effort Get Make Middle Practice Space Think Work I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: September 18th, 1950

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