Ava DuVernay Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I think that if we really want to break it down, that non-black filmmakers have had many, many years and many, many opportunities to tell many, many stories about themselves, and black filmmakers have not had as many years, as many opportunities, as many films to explore the nuances of our reality.”

“I didn't start out thinking that I could ever make films. I started out being a film lover, loving films, and wanting to have a job that put me close to them and close to filmmakers and close to film sets.”

“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 see them as a white man or she can't see them as a white woman.”

“I think good publicists are just like good mommies - always looking out, making sure folks are comfortable and making sure that folks are on time and making sure that folks are getting what they need and know what they need to do.”

“Positive characterizations are complex characterizations. That's all we need to know. They shouldn't be saccharine. They shouldn't feel like medicine.”

“I think I am a little jealous of women who have great girlfriends as adults.”

“All the films I do, I write the scripts, I direct.”

“I tell the stories that are of interest to me.”

“I think for female filmmakers a big issue is making their second and third films.”

“I think that women definitely have a special bond as friends that is hard to describe to men, and we don't often see that portrayed narratively.”