I think as a kid I always liked to listen to people. I loved hearing stories. - "Anna Deavere Smith"

I think as a kid I always liked to listen to people. I loved hearing stories.
Anna Deavere Smith

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Because of the generation in which I came into the world, there were expectations. Of course there were expectations. It was something having to do with being a respectable Negro woman who would make the people in Baltimore proud.
- Anna Deavere Smith
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Movies, as evidenced by a chorus of protesting and celebrating Americans, influence broader trends.
- Anna Deavere Smith