"I mean, I think that - as an……" — Anna Deavere Smith
"I mean, I think that - as an actress, in particular, I'm basically a fool, and I see the world upside down."
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85 Quotes by Anna Deavere Smith
Anna Deavere Smith has 85 quotes on this site.
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Confidence is the mark of a hopeful disposition.
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I am not myself; I am the potential of myself.
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The individuals inside are frequently fighting that their individual voices be heard, while the walls of the place, which are…
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Even jealousy is based on fantasies: a fantasy that someone else has what belongs to you.
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Discipline — both mental and physical — is crucial.
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We who are in the arts are at the risk of being in a popularity contest rather than a profession.…
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Art simply can’t be stopped.
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What you are will show, ultimately. Start now, every day, becoming, in your actions, your regular actions, what you would…
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My work is about giving voice to the unheard, and reiterating the voice of the heard in such a way…
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Hope is when you look out the window and you go, 'It doesn't look good at all, but I'm going…
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Self-esteem does not come from surrounding yourself with people and things that seem to increase your value. Real self-esteem is…
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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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I'm going to insult a whole industry here, but it seems like TV is for people who can't do film.…
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Another thing that's pathetic is this rule that you have to look ugly to get respect as an actress. Jessica…
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If you really want to help the American theater, don't be an actress, dahling. Be an audience.
— Tallulah Bankhead
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As an actress people always tease me like: if there's anything you can do to make yourself unattractive you will…
— Amy Adams
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Being an actress hasn't made me insecure. I was insecure long before I declared I was an actress.
— Amy Adams
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Some of these actresses or public personas who are very public about their disciplined diets, more power to them. I…
— Amy Adams
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I am not an actress. I can only play me - on and off the screen.
— Brigitte Bardot
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I started out as a lousy actress and have remained one.
— Brigitte Bardot
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I am an actress, I earn money, I am well-known. I don't think it is altruism to become engaged in…
— Emmanuelle Beart
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I played football when I was little. I didn't want to be an actress at all, I wanted to be…
— Emmanuelle Beart
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As a mother, you feel much more vulnerable. And when you're vulnerable, you're a much better actress.
— Kate Beckinsale
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Now, all the movies are for teenagers. It's very difficult for an actress to find really deep, beautiful characters to…
— Monica Bellucci
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