Anna Deavere Smith Quotes:
Ocupation: Actress
Life: b. September 18, 1950
Birthday: September 18
Artists are the people that no matter what, pick up the pen, pick up a paintbrush. They take the time to translate what is happening to create something that resonates deeply with the rest of the people that are caught in the middle of their own reality.
source: "Let Me Down Easy". Interview with Yazmany Arboleda, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 13, 2010. 
topic: Artist, Reality, People, Caught In The Middle, Paintbrush
