"A lot of acting techniques are very self-oriented." — Anna Deavere Smith

"A lot of acting techniques are very self-oriented."

— Anna Deavere Smith

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85 Quotes by Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith has 85 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Confidence is the mark of a hopeful disposition.
I am not myself; I am the potential of myself.
The individuals inside are frequently fighting that their individual voices be heard, while the walls of the place, which are…
Even jealousy is based on fantasies: a fantasy that someone else has what belongs to you.
Discipline — both mental and physical — is crucial.
We who are in the arts are at the risk of being in a popularity contest rather than a profession.…
Art simply can’t be stopped.
What you are will show, ultimately. Start now, every day, becoming, in your actions, your regular actions, what you would…
My work is about giving voice to the unheard, and reiterating the voice of the heard in such a way…
Hope is when you look out the window and you go, 'It doesn't look good at all, but I'm going…
Self-esteem does not come from surrounding yourself with people and things that seem to increase your value. Real self-esteem is…
Somehow we can't live outside the politics of race. There's something very deep in all of us, that is taught…

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Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom. — Hannah Arendt
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. — Aristotle
Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way. — Aristotle
Acting is the work of two people - it's only possible when you have the complicity, the help, even the… — Victoria Abril
For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a… — Mary Kay Ash
We don't have sources who are dissidents on other sources. Should they come forward, that would be a tricky situation… — Julian Assange
I suddenly think the job of acting is a difficult one. It's not as flip, irrelevant and shallow a calling… — Rowan Atkinson
What I enjoy most is travelling to different places and meeting new people. For me, it's all about life experiences,… — Jensen Ackles
You don't see Indians in Hollywood films around which a story can revolve. As soon as we have a social… — Amitabh Bachchan
I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different… — Kevin Bacon
A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly. — Kevin Bacon
I don't want to stop acting, but acting in some ways is a young man's game. — Kevin Bacon

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