"What my work is, is my approach to……" — Anna Deavere Smith
"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."
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85 Quotes by Anna Deavere Smith
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- 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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