On my very first show, my partners in it, Oprah Winfrey and her network, and studio, Warner Horizon, who doesn't get enough credit, said, "Lady, we're going to let you call the shots the way you want to." — Ava DuVernay Copy Share Image
We're living based on laws and ideas that we, as a society, embraced back in the days of slavery. — Ava DuVernay Copy Share
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… — Ava DuVernay Copy Share
Netflix represents, as well as all the streaming services, something that I've been talking about being so important to inclusive voices around films. — Ava DuVernay Copy Share
I didn't go to film school. I got my education on the set as a niche publicist in the film industry. — Ava DuVernay Copy Share
Hollywood needs more women directors, and Mama Ava needs a carafe and a half of that sweet vino divino. — Ava DuVernay Copy Share
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?… — Ava DuVernay Copy Share
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… — Ava DuVernay Copy Share
I think for female filmmakers a big issue is making their second and third films. — Ava DuVernay Copy Share
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… — Ava DuVernay Copy Share
The documentaries were something that I could do for a small amount of money, and then I felt like as long as I found… — Ava DuVernay Copy Share
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… — Ava DuVernay Copy Share
We have to find new ways to work without permission, new ways to turn corners and go through doors that are closed off to… — Ava DuVernay Copy Share
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. — Ava DuVernay Copy Share
