That artists are called to be more responsible and 'true' is a tip of hat to their power.
Anna Deavere SmithI never know when somebody's going to knock on the door of my own unconscious in a way that I wouldn't have anticipated.
Anna Deavere SmithI mean, I think a healthy country is a country where people are healthy physically, and a smart country is a country where people are educated.
Anna Deavere SmithWhen I got out of acting school, I was lucky to have gotten any job at all. A lot of people hiring African American actresses - it was right after 'Roots,' and for society, not me, it was great. Nice richly dark-skinned people was the fashion, and I was not.
Anna Deavere Smith