“I made a real specific decision when I came out of school and most artists were writing about home - if you were a woman, you were writing about being a woman - and I decided not t...”

Anna Deavere Smith

“President Obama called for a 'we' nation in his Inauguration Address. Art convenes. It is not just inspirational. It is aspirational. It pricks the walls of our compartmentalized m...”

Anna Deavere Smith

“Learning is a tunnel experience that makes us think more broadly.”

Anna Deavere Smith

“I think we need leadership that helps us remember that part of what we are about is caring about more than the person right next to us, but the folks across the way.”

Anna Deavere Smith