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> [I know how to make films and now I'm able to make films with the resources and the tools that match my imagination, and what filmmaker doesn't want to do that? I feel very fortunate to have that. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ava-duvernay/i-know-how-to-make-films-and-now-i-m-able-to-make-films-with-the/)

[Ava DuVernay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ava-duvernay/)

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## More by Ava DuVernay

> [We're living based on laws and ideas that we, as a society, embraced back in the days of slavery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ava-duvernay/we-re-living-based-on-laws-and-ideas-that-we-as-a-society-embraced/)

[Ava DuVernay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ava-duvernay/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ava-duvernay/all-the-traditional-models-for-doing-things-are-collapsing-from-music/)

[Ava DuVernay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ava-duvernay/)

> [Don't wait for permission to do something creative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ava-duvernay/don-t-wait-for-permission-to-do-something-creative/)

[Ava DuVernay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ava-duvernay/)

> [Netflix represents, as well as all the streaming services, something that I've been talking about being so important to inclusive voices around films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ava-duvernay/netflix-represents-as-well-as-all-the-streaming-services-something/)

[Ava DuVernay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ava-duvernay/)

> [I didn't go to film school. I got my education on the set as a niche publicist in the film industry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ava-duvernay/i-didn-t-go-to-film-school-i-got-my-education-on-the-set-as-a-niche/)

[Ava DuVernay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ava-duvernay/)

> [Hollywood needs more women directors, and Mama Ava needs a carafe and a half of that sweet vino divino.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ava-duvernay/hollywood-needs-more-women-directors-and-mama-ava-needs-a-carafe-and/)

[Ava DuVernay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ava-duvernay/)

> [I've been to Sundance eight times as a publicist and thought I was very prepared. I mean, who could've been more prepared for me?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ava-duvernay/i-ve-been-to-sundance-eight-times-as-a-publicist-and-thought-i-was/)

[Ava DuVernay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ava-duvernay/)

> [I think it's a wonderful time to be a black woman who makes films. It's a good time to be an artist period. Traditional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ava-duvernay/i-think-it-s-a-wonderful-time-to-be-a-black-woman-who-makes-films-it/)

[Ava DuVernay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ava-duvernay/)

> [I think for female filmmakers a big issue is making their second and third films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ava-duvernay/i-think-for-female-filmmakers-a-big-issue-is-making-their-second-and/)

[Ava DuVernay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ava-duvernay/)

> [I make films about black women and it doesn't mean that you can't see them as a black man, doesn't mean that he can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ava-duvernay/i-make-films-about-black-women-and-it-doesn-t-mean-that-you-can-t-see/)

[Ava DuVernay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ava-duvernay/)

> [The documentaries were something that I could do for a small amount of money, and then I felt like as long as I found…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ava-duvernay/the-documentaries-were-something-that-i-could-do-for-a-small-amount/)

[Ava DuVernay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ava-duvernay/)

> [ \[ Hollywood\] is a patriarchy, headed by men and built for men. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ava-duvernay/hollywood-is-a-patriarchy-headed-by-men-and-built-for-men/)

[Ava DuVernay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ava-duvernay/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ava-duvernay/i-know-that-sounds-a-little-bit-corny-but-i-ve-found-some-solace-in/)

[Ava DuVernay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ava-duvernay/)

> [We have to find new ways to work without permission, new ways to turn corners and go through doors that are closed off to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ava-duvernay/we-have-to-find-new-ways-to-work-without-permission-new-ways-to-turn/)

[Ava DuVernay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ava-duvernay/)

> [We're a new world and it's not pretty. It's going to be for the brave to figure out how to survive in this.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ava-duvernay/we-re-a-new-world-and-it-s-not-pretty-it-s-going-to-be-for-the-brave/)

[Ava DuVernay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ava-duvernay/)

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