Quote by 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 away from home as possible in terms of the development of my imagination.

I made a real specific decision when I came out of school an

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This quote reflects the author's deliberate choice to diverge from the prevailing trend of artists focusing on autobiographical themes. In a time when women artists were expected to predominantly write about their experiences as women, the author intentionally decided to explore subjects far removed from their personal life. By deliberately distancing themselves from their own reality, the author aimed to push the boundaries of their imagination and create works that were not limited by the constraints of their personal experiences or societal expectations.

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