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I went as far away from home as possible in terms of the development of my imagination.
Anna Deavere Smith
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Anna Deavere Smith
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: September 18
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I don't talk a lot when I interview. My job is to get out of the way.
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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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