All black women aren't sassy, loud, difficult, or subservient. We are, in fact, very complex and very diverse, living very complex and diverse lives. That point cannot be made enough. Ava DuVernay blackcomplexdifficult Change image and share on social
There's a belonging problem in Hollywood. Who dictates who belongs? The very body who dictates that looks all one way. Ava DuVernay belongbodydictate Change image and share on social
I spent a whole 12 years helping other people tell their stories as a publicist, so just to be able to go and write and get behind the camera, that's my thing. Ava DuVernay camerahelppeople Change image and share on social
My mother is from Compton, California, but my father is from Hayneville, Alabama, and that's less than 20 miles from Selma. Ava DuVernay alabamacaliforniacompton Change image and share on social
I really admire Werner Herzog and Spike Lee. They're amazing documentarians. If you took away all the narratives, they'd just be amazing documentarians. Ava DuVernay admireamazedocumentarians Change image and share on social
I think that black people making art, women making art, and certainly black women making art is a disruptive endeavor - and it's one that I enjoy extremely. Ava DuVernay artblackdisruptive Change image and share on social
I didn't have to learn Selma to make 'Selma.' I didn't have to research what kind of place this is. The people I love most in the world live in that part of the country. Ava DuVernay countrykindlearn Change image and share on social
All the traditional models for doing things are collapsing; from music to publishing to film, and it's a wide open door for people who are creative to do what they need to do without having institutions block their art. Ava DuVernay artblockcollapse share on social
If you're doing something outside of dominant culture, there's not an easy place for you. You will have to do it yourself. Ava DuVernay culturedominanteasy Change image and share on social
The studios aren't lining up to make films about black protagonists, black people being autonomous and independent. Ava DuVernay autonomousblackfilm Change image and share on social
