I happen to be a hopeaholic. I tend to look at problems as an opportunity to do some work.
Anna Deavere SmithI'm interested when things are upside down - because there are so many possibilities in that one moment. There is a lot that is exposed.
Anna Deavere SmithI call the language of political figures, pundits and administrators "the haute couture of language."
Anna Deavere SmithWe who are in the arts are at the risk of being in a popularity contest rather than a profession. If that fact causes you despair . . . pick another profession. Your desire to communicate must be bigger than your relationship with the chaotic and unfair realities . . . We have to create our own standards of discipline.
Anna Deavere Smith