133 Quotes by Ava DuVernay

At the end of the day, I had to remain dedicated to historical accuracy.

I just don’t think there’s a lot of support for the woman’s voice in cinema, and it becomes really difficult to raise that money and start again every time.

I wish I could be the black woman Soderbergh, and put the camera on my shoulder and shoot beautifully while I directed.

I really admire Werner Herzog and Spike Lee. They’re amazing documentarians. If you took away all the narratives, they’d just be amazing documentarians.

Hollywood needs more women directors, and Mama Ava needs a carafe and a half of that sweet vino divino.

As long as you’re in an environment where the worth of the project isn’t based on the project but what its predecessors did, it’s not truly inclusive.

I tell the stories that are of interest to me.

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.

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