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Anna Deavere Smith

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 to do that, write about what you know. That's not what I do. I went as far a

Anna Deavere Smith

Imagination

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Anna Deavere Smith chose to avoid the common trend among artists of focusing on familiar personal experiences, like writing about home or gender roles. Instead, she deliberately decided to explore topics beyond her own direct knowledge, emphasizing imagination over autobiography.

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