Anna Deavere Smith Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)
Anna Deavere Smith quotes and sayings page 7 (74 year old actress). These are the last 8 out of 68 quotes we have for her.
“Over time, my students have gotten richer and more educated.”
“Probably the person who said the only color in Los Angeles is green was right.”
“Suddenly in high school, I'm in a predominantly Jewish atmosphere. Jewish people were my gate to white America.”
“To live your life well, and have respect for what came before or after - there's a strong respect for that in African culture.”
“You know, interesting minds usually do hold more than one idea at a time.”
“I think a lot of L.A. is something like USC - this incredible white culture living in the midst of color, and no obvious reaction to it at all. I mean, they have guards at the gate at USC - guards at the gate of a major university! And the guards chase young black boys away - I've seen it, chasing 8-year-old boys.”
“I think it's really important to give yourself a very big question that you're working on that you can come home to, even if you, you know, are going to have to go without a cup of coffee or even a meal, that that should nourish you.”
“We would like doctors to listen, but the fact is, we better be ready to be able to talk to them. You're going to have to be an active participant in that conversation, so I'd say the American people are going to need ways of stepping up to the conversation.”
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