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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.

~Ava Duvernay

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I didn't go to film school. I got my education on the set as a niche publicist in the film industry.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Education Film Film Industry Film School Go Got Industry Niche Publicist School Set

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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.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: About Black Break Down Explore Filmmakers Films Had Many Nuances Opportunities Our Reality Really Stories Tell Themselves Think Want Years I Think

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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.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Always Comfortable Folks Getting Good Just Know Like Looking Making Need Out Sure Think Time I Think

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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? A publicist who's been there eight times. Getting there as a filmmaker was a completely surreal, different, unexpected experience.

~Ava Duvernay

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I tell the stories that are of interest to me.

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I don't understand the iPhone. I just don't get it. Don't ya'll have to write serious emails throughout the day? How can you possibly manage detailed missives on a phone with no keys?

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Day Detailed Emails Get How Iphone Just Keys Manage Phone Possibly Serious Throughout Understand Write You

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

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Beautifully Black Camera Could Directed Put Shoot Shoulder While Wish Woman I Wish

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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.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Again Becomes Cinema Difficult Every Every Time Just Lot Money Raise Really Start Support Think Time Voice Woman

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We're told that independent film lovers... folks that are used to watching art house films, won't come out and see a film with black people in it - I've been told that in rooms, big rooms, studio rooms, and I know that's not true.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Art Been Big Black Come Film Films Folks House Independent Independent Film Know Lovers Out People Rooms See Studio True Used Watching

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: August 24th, 1972

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