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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.
Anna Deavere Smith
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Anna Deavere Smith
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: September 18
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Even jealousy is based on fantasies: a fantasy that someone else has what belongs to you.
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I happen to be a hopeaholic. I tend to look at problems as an opportunity to do some work.
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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.
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I love studying how people are. Not just what they're saying, but how they are, what they're doing.
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