When I look in the mirror, I see a woman who is happy.

- 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.

- 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

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

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

When you're in your lane, there's no traffic.

- Ava Duvernay

Figure out what you need to do to be the heroine of your own story.

- Ava Duvernay

If you have the ability to do something, you should do it.

- Ava Duvernay

Don't wait for permission to do something creative.

- Ava Duvernay