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I think any black woman is a queen. It's just, do you know it? Do you see it in yourself? Do you recognize it, do you abide by that, do you define yourself as that? Based on who we are and what we've been through and how we survive and where we stand, we are on kind of sacred ground. We stand on the backs of our ancestors.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Abide Ancestors Any Backs Based Been Black Define Do You Know Ground How Just Kind Know Our Queen Recognize Sacred See Stand Survive Think Through Where Who Woman You Yourself I Think

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Creativity is an energy. It's a precious energy, and it's something to be protected. A lot of people take for granted that they're a creative person, but I know from experience, feeling it in myself, it is a magic; it is an energy. And it can't be taken for granted.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Creative Creative Person Creativity Energy Experience Feeling Granted Know Lot Magic Myself People Person Precious Protected Something Take Take For Granted Taken Taken For Granted

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When we're talking about diversity, it's not a box to check. It is a reality that should be deeply felt and held and valued by all of us.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: About Box Check Deeply Diversity Felt Held Reality Should Talking Us Valued

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Oprah Winfrey is a big role model for me from a business capacity and a creative capacity. She is an incredible interviewer who cultivated a certain style by inserting her own personhood into a show on national television at a time when no one was talking about empowerment, spirituality, or our inner lives.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: About Big Business Capacity Certain Creative Cultivated Empowerment Her Incredible Inner Interviewer Lives Me Model National Oprah Oprah Winfrey Our Own Role Role Model She Show Spirituality Style Talking Television Time Who

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Be passionate and move forward with gusto every single hour of every single day until you reach your goal.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Day Every Every Single Day Forward Goal Gusto Hour Move Move Forward Passionate Reach Single Single Day Until You Your

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I want more girls to be able to see themselves behind the camera creating images we all enjoy, and I want to call attention to the fact that women directors are here all over the world.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Able Attention Behind Call Camera Creating Directors Enjoy Fact Girl Here Images More Over See Themselves Want Women World

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There's something very important about films about black women and girls being made by black women. It's a reflection as opposed to an interpretation.

~Ava Duvernay

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Any film that you see that has any progressive spirits that is made by any people of color or a woman is a triumph in and of itself. Whether you agree with it or not. Something that comes with some point of view and some personal perspective from a woman or a person of color is a unicorn.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Agree Any Color Film Itself Made People Person Personal Perspective Point Point Of View Progressive See Some Something Spirits Triumph View Whether Woman You

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I intend to be making films until I'm an old lady. So, if God willing I get there, I need to create a paradigm for myself where I can make it regardless of whether or not they still like what I'm making.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Create Films Get God Intend Lady Like Make Making Myself Need Old Old Lady Paradigm Regardless Still Until Where Whether Willing I Can

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You could make the most beautiful film, and that weekend it's raining too hard on the East Coast, and no one goes out. Artists should have a chance to do it again. That's the challenge: Women artists don't get a second chance. People-of-color artists don't get a second chance. You're put in director's jail, and that's a wrap.

~Ava Duvernay

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: August 24th, 1972

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