I would love to have been a documentary filmmaker; I just didn't have the resources to do that.
Anna Deavere SmithI mean, I think that - as an actress, in particular, I'm basically a fool, and I see the world upside down.
Anna Deavere SmithPeople realize that we're very good at sending people to war, but we're not good at taking care of them. And people are coming back from war now; years ago, they would have been killed, now they're wounded; and they're coming back alive and with post-traumatic stress. So, I think Americans are sensible enough to know we've got to figure out a way to take care of them.
Anna Deavere Smith