I feel like my work has been my path to freedom from having grown up in a segregated environment.
Anna Deavere SmithI am interested in personal stories because that's when people become expressive, spontaneous and heartfelt.
Anna Deavere SmithMany people are afraid to talk about race because it's so emotionally loaded. We don't have the vocabulary to talk about it. Every day, our vocabulary seems more and more inadequate.
Anna Deavere SmithI think we need leadership that helps us remember that part of what we are about is caring about more than the person right next to us, but the folks across the way.
Anna Deavere Smith