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Anna Deavere Smith Quotes

That artists are called to be more responsible and 'true' is a tip of hat to their power.

Anna Deavere Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Power Hat True More Responsible Tip

A little tantrum in real life seems so much bigger online.

Life Real Little Real Life Bigger

There's no way you should try to send somebody back who came here as a child with their parents and who's grown up here in the United States. They're Americans.

Child Parents You Back Way Try

Bob Fosse, even though he wasn't gay. He was certainly queer and had a huge effect on the 'Hedwig' film, as did Hal Ashby and Robert Altman, who had a weird butch queer feeling about him. His films almost flirted with camp but in an extremely realistic acting way.

John Cameron Mitchell

Weird Feeling Gay Acting Way Him

I like playing in front of the crowd and get them into it.

Playing Crowd Get Like Front Them

I have four to five months, tops, per year to give to my acting work.

Work Year Acting Give Five Four

You never undertake a project because you think other people will like it - because that way lies madness - but rather because you believe in it.

People Believe Think Madness You

I used to lie in bed in my flat and imagine what would happen if there was a zombie attack.

Imagination Lie Bed Happen Used

Tuscany is so full of history and beauty - you meet wonders of art and architecture on almost every corner. But I love the region's homier aspects: the special sweetness of the tomatoes, the soft mozzarella, the heady scents of basil and garlic everywhere.

Love Beauty History Art Architecture

For years following the death of my mother, I wanted to write about her. I started writing what I thought of as personal essays about growing up as her child, but I never could finish any of them. I think I was too close to that loss, and too eager to try and resolve things, to make her death make sense.

Mother Death Child Growing Up Think

Like any working mother I find it hard to have a social life. But my kids are so well adjusted. There isn't a brat bone in their body so I haven't done anything that bad.

Life Mother Body Bad Find Done

There's no one who, at some point, hasn't had the feeling their life is on the rails and they can't do anything about it.

Life Feeling Point Anything Who Had

Democrats don't relate to middle-class people.

People Democrats Middle-Class Relate

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