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I am lucky: I have fantastic doctors and a fantastic dentist.
Anna Deavere Smith
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Anna Deavere Smith
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: September 18
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Perhaps art is a quest for the perfect, or even the imperfect. Reality always falls short on both sides.
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I think what I am is a convener I like to convene people around ideas.
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I went as far away from home as possible in terms of the development of my imagination.
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