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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.
Anna Deavere Smith
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Anna Deavere Smith
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: September 18
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Be more than ready. Be present in your discipline. Remember your gift. Be grateful for your gift and treat it like a gift. Cherish it, take care of it, and pass it on.
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When I was a kid, my grandfather said that if you say a word often enough, it becomes you. Thinking of that later in life gave me this idea that I could try to become America by learning the words of people from many aspects of the country.
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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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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.
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I'm interested when things are upside down - because there are so many possibilities in that one moment. There is a lot that is exposed.
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We spend so much time bantering about the words when the real open conversations might very well be our actions. I worry about our rhetoric.
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