"I never know when somebody's going to knock……" — Anna Deavere Smith
"I never know when somebody's going to knock on the door of my own unconscious in a way that I wouldn't have anticipated."
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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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