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That artists are called to be more responsible and 'true' is a tip of hat to their power.
Anna Deavere Smith
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Anna Deavere Smith
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: September 18
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Suddenly in high school, I'm in a predominantly Jewish atmosphere. Jewish people were my gate to white America.
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I feel like my work has been my path to freedom from having grown up in a segregated environment.
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You are an explorer. You understand that every time you go into the studio, you are after something that does not yet exist.
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My job in my work is not to acquire power it's to question power.
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Commit to finding the true nature of art. Go for that thing no one can teach you.
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