Anna Deavere Smith quotes - page 3

I mean, I think that - as an actress, in particular, I'm basically a fool, and I see the world upside down. (Anna Deavere Smith)
I love studying how people are. Not just what they're saying, but how they are, what they're doing. View quote
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What my work is, is my approach to it. It's the practice. And my work is about the effort that I make to get there. And I think if there's anything artistic, it's in that middle space. View quote
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I would love to have been a documentary filmmaker; I just didn't have the resources to do that. View quote
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The words are verbatim. The words are exactly what the people said. When I was a girl, my grandfather said, "If you say a word often enough, it becomes you,” and that's really my technique. I really believe that if I learn exactly what somebody said, that I will find myself, as an actor, in a similar state of mind as them. I'll never know what they're really thinking, but I'll have some of their feelings... View quote
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