I know that sounds a little bit corny, but I've found some solace in that. I hope art can continue to do that for people, I really do.
When I look in the mirror, I see a woman who is happy. - Ava Duvernay
When I look in the mirror, I see a woman who is happy.
- Ava Duvernay
There’s something very important about films about black women and girls being made by black women. It’s a different perspective. It is a reflection … - Ava Duvernay
There’s something very important about films about black women and girls being made by black women. It’s a different perspective. It is a reflection …
Time will tell ... whether folks want to point and stare at the black woman filmmaker who made a certain kind of film, and pat her on the back, or if… - Ava Duvernay
Time will tell ... whether folks want to point and stare at the black woman filmmaker who made a certain kind of film, and pat her on the back, or if…
I don't want to say that in a place that's negative about what the fear is. I just want to be a realist. - Ava Duvernay
I don't want to say that in a place that's negative about what the fear is. I just want to be a realist.
Don't wait for permission to do something creative. - Ava Duvernay
Don't wait for permission to do something creative.
I've passed along some advice that Oprah [Winfrey] gave to me: When something bad is happening, it's not happening to you; it's happening for you. - Ava Duvernay
I've passed along some advice that Oprah [Winfrey] gave to me: When something bad is happening, it's not happening to you; it's happening for you.
Figure out what you need to do to be the heroine of your own story. - Ava Duvernay
Figure out what you need to do to be the heroine of your own story.
When you're in your lane, there's no traffic. - Ava Duvernay
When you're in your lane, there's no traffic.
If you have the ability to do something, you should do it. - Ava Duvernay
If you have the ability to do something, you should do it.
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