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Anna Deavere Smith Quotes

My main concern is theater, and theater does not reflect or mirror society. It has been stingy and selfish, and it has to do better.

Anna Deavere Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actress
Nationality: american
Birth: September 18, 1950

Topics

Mirror Society Selfish Better Been

Faith itself is a horrible mechanism that stunts the growth of ideas. It also stunts the act of questioning, and it does this by pushing the idea that you have to have faith - and that nothing has to be proven.

Growth Faith Ideas You Nothing Act

My biggest pet peeve are just girls who go to sports bars who have no intention on caring what teams are playing, like they're looking for just a night out. That drives me more crazy than anything else. Like, don't pretend to be a sports fan.

Sports Pet Caring Me Crazy Night

I guess it beats throwing trash for a living.

Living Trash Guess Beats Throwing

I'm not interested in making clothes that are not accessible.

Clothes Not Interested Interested

I learned to stand up for myself at school where I was never too popular.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Myself School Stand Up Stand Never

'Ray Donovan' is such a revelation to everybody who's working on it, and it's only getting better.

Better Getting Better Revelation Only

To get to do a West End play is once in a lifetime chance.

Chance End Play West Lifetime Get

Soldiers are trained not to be vulnerable, but when they come home, they've got to learn it.

Home Learn Soldiers Got Come

You know, people aren't always the most open-minded.

People You Know Open-Minded Always

I never drank water. Always soda. I didn't use to like water, but I've had to train myself to drink it.

Water Myself Train Drink Never Soda

I have exercise-induced asthma.

There's a lot to be said about stability. So many people don't get married nowadays - you see it less and less - but it's a shame if you don't ever have that experience of sharing something with someone else. It's a real shame.

Experience People Someone You Said

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