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I call the language of political figures, pundits and administrators 'the haute couture of language.'

~Anna Deavere Smith

Topics: Administrators Call Couture Figures Language Political Pundits

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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

Topics: Big Coffee Come Cup Even Give Go Going Home Important Know Meal Nourish Question Really Should Think Very Without Working You Yourself I Think

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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

Topics: Activity Actually Because Child Corner Friends Got Loved Made Mimic Never Off People Subversive Teacher Trouble Very Way Who

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I would love to have been a documentary filmmaker; I just didn't have the resources to do that.

~Anna Deavere Smith

Topics: Been Documentary Filmmaker Just Love Resources Would

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When I got out of acting school, I was lucky to have gotten any job at all. A lot of people hiring African American actresses - it was right after 'Roots,' and for society, not me, it was great. Nice richly dark-skinned people was the fashion, and I was not.

~Anna Deavere Smith

Topics: Acting Acting School Actress African African American After American Any Fashion Got Gotten Great Hiring Job Lot Lucky Me Nice Out People Right Roots School Society

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To live your life well, and have respect for what came before or after - there's a strong respect for that in African culture.

~Anna Deavere Smith

Topics: African After Before Came Culture Life Live Respect Strong Well Your

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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

Topics: Ability American Bare Freedom Frontier Full Future Hands Idea Imaginative Itself Land Make New Own Promising Represents Unexpected Your

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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

Topics: Been Close Come Death Hear Lot People Say Sick Want Who You

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Probably the person who said the only color in Los Angeles is green was right.

~Anna Deavere Smith

Topics: Angeles Color Green Los Los Angeles Only Person Right Said Who

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Over time, my students have gotten richer and more educated.

~Anna Deavere Smith

Topics: Educated Gotten More Over Richer Students Time

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: September 18th, 1950

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