Watching Anna Deavere Smith At Work

“Smith, leaning in so far that she was almost doubled over, started with a preamble about how long and hard [Congressman Henry] Waxman has been working on behalf of health care. Then she tossed out her first question [to him]: ‘What is most underappreciated about all that work?’ If an interviewer wants to open a floodgate, is there a more inviting question? “