Anna Deavere Smith Quotes

I think as a kid I always liked to listen to people. I loved hearing stories.

Anna Deavere Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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I've always liked Playboy; I think it's very tasteful.

Trishelle Cannatella

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I would have started the National Actors Theatre 30 years earlier.

Tony Randall

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There's a rule in Hollywood: stay away from water and stay away from snow, and I had both.

Roland Emmerich

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I find there aren't that many options as an actor.

Rupert Everett

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The DC Universe Animated made for videos, which we do in cooperation with Warner Animation, are very intentionally scheduled at 3-4 a year, depending on whether or not there's a theatrical tent pole release in a given year, in which case we may choose to do four of them a year.

Diane Nelson

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When I started, there were no big interviews, no television, no profiles and all that. The publishers were quite shockingly uncommercial, but they did look after their writers.

Doris Lessing

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Politics itself is not sacred any more.

Donald Tusk

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I've been completely surprised at the outpouring of just incredible amounts of positive feedback and love from people all day long.

Chris March

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I like to challenge myself and grow as an actress.

Cobie Smulders

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People and what they say don't bother me like they used to. When I was younger, I really couldn't take it because I couldn't understand where the criticism was coming from.

Allen Iverson

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When you have good ingredients, cooking doesn't require a lot of instruction because you can never go very wrong.

Alice Waters

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I know you've got to earn people's trust, and you've got to earn it day after day after day.

Nicola Sturgeon

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