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Anna Deavere Smith Quotes

A lot of acting techniques are very self-oriented.

Anna Deavere Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Acting Very Lot Techniques

Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will be provided for by this wisdom.

Wisdom Government People Will Right

Who owns the NY Post? 20th Century Fox. Talk about vertical integration.

Fox Talk Integration Post Vertical

An older guy, he's going to show you things that a young man can't show you. He's going to show you how to stay alive. He's going to show you how to turn corners where your young friends will show you how to turn right into that wall, you know what I'm saying?

Man Saying Friends You Wall Young

The harder you try, the better the impression you set on the people around you.

People Better You Try Impression

I started acting when I was, like, five in monologue competitions at this private elementary school.

School Acting Started Five Like

Little kids who get picked on and bullied can relate to the Lucha Dragons, who are smaller, but they're quick and exciting and never give up.

Never Give Up Never Quick Up Little

I get offered a World War II movie at least once a week just because I speak German and was born there. I have always stayed away from it because I didn't want to be put into that box.

War World Speak Week Born Want

I'm the type of guy that feels pressure when I have to order dinner. I'm just that type of guy but that's my fuel. I work well with pressure.

Work Dinner Pressure Order Guy Well

Working on a particular look doesn't make you a serious actor.

You Look Serious Actor Working Make

Two of my grandfathers had been artists, lifelong oil painters, so I was exposed to art very young. I've always been interested in it, although I never pursued it as a career or even as an avocation.

Art Career Young Oil Never Always

Sometimes I was wrong about my players. Sometimes I want more and more from them; sometimes I am so demanding, but they showed me how good they are.

Good I Am Me Wrong Sometimes Want

I think the most rewarding thing is going over and being deployed and having done meaningful things.

Think Done Over Meaningful Going

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