In college, I interned at a production company and spent a lot of time on sets. I love music videos and felt I could be experimental and hone my craft in that genre, so I started there. — Melina Matsoukas Copy Share Image
I grew up falling in love with music videos and those images: Hype Williams and Mark Romanek, David Fincher and Diane Martel and Paul Hunter, just from the video side. I grew up also watching a lot of independent films… — Melina Matsoukas Copy Share Image
I love that denim can be as simple or as complicated as you want it to be. Anything goes. — Melina Matsoukas Copy Share Image
My style is super versatile and doesn't pertain to any one category. It can be best compared to a mood ring. It is very… — Melina Matsoukas Copy Share Image
Denim comes and goes into style often, but my Levi's have longevity. They will never be just a fad. — Melina Matsoukas Copy Share Image
The reason I got into filmmaking was super naive: to change the world, you know? To really make the voices that we don't get… — Melina Matsoukas Copy Share Image
I never feel like anything I have done is perfect. I feel like there is always room for improvement. — Melina Matsoukas Copy Share Image
I like to see a video through a computer or through a phone to make sure it looks good at its worst. I hate… — Melina Matsoukas Copy Share Image
As a toddler, my favorite piece of clothing was my Oshkosh denim overalls that I would call my Oreos because I could never say… — Melina Matsoukas Copy Share Image
I'm proud of who I am. I'm proud of my history. I'm proud of the women and the men who came before us who… — Melina Matsoukas Copy Share Image
In college, I interned at a production company and spent a lot of time on sets. I love music videos and felt I could… — Melina Matsoukas Copy Share Image
I like to know that my actors or my performers are going into it with the same amount of passion that I have for… — Melina Matsoukas Copy Share Image
I really can't get involved with any project that I don't feel a hundred percent I can stand behind. — Melina Matsoukas Copy Share Image
I never really saw myself as a comedy director, and I still don't. I see myself as a director. — Melina Matsoukas Copy Share Image
