"I see myself as not a typical theater person, but a person who uses the theater as a place to meet people and explore ideas."

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Source : "Let Me Down Easy". Interview with Yazmany Arboleda, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 13, 2010.

Anna Deavere Smith

#Ideas Quotes #People Quotes #Typical Quotes

“I've always felt that homophobic attitudes and policies were unjust and unworthy of a free society and must be opposed by all Americans who believe in democracy. The civil rights movement thrives on unity and inclusion, not division and exclusion. My husband's struggle parallels that of the gay rights movement.”
“The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.”
“Now that my wine has been served in the White House, why not me? Who could talk to farmers better than I? Somebody even asked me the other day if I had anything in my platform about taxes. 'Hell yes,' I said. 'Great state. But I wouldn't want to live there.'”
“Anyone who does not in their way of interpreting events around the world is an infidel, regardless if you're a Muslim or you're not a Muslim. That doesn't matter.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“We don't have great answers to what jobs will look like in 10, 20, 30 years. And I think it's right for people to have some anxiety in a world where driverless cars are going to take over. Like, how are you going - it's gotten really, how are you going to have a job in 10 years, and how are your kids going to have a job in 10 years, if you haven't gone to college or had a lot of hand-ups in the system, basically.”
“I don't benefit by minimizing his accomplishments Andre Ward.”
“I have confidence that whatever I set in my mind will happen. Everything I strived for I reached.”
“I was a terrible actor, and that's why I got the job: I would allow myself to be so bad that I lowered and got down to WWF standards.”

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