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I didn't have to learn Selma to make 'Selma.' I didn't have to research what kind of place this is. The people I love most in the world live in that part of the country.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Country Kind Learn Live Love Make Most Part People Place Research World I Love

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For a film to be made is a small miracle. And sometimes it's a large one.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Film Large Made Miracle Small Sometimes

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The consumer is deciding what they want to see and when and how, and filmmakers are more aware and accepting of the fact that success is not predicated on your movie showing in a traditional theater for a certain amount of time.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Accepting Amount Aware Certain Consumer Deciding Fact Filmmakers How More Movie See Showing Success Success Is Theater Time Traditional Want Your

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I usually make films with $2 and a paper clip.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Clip Films Make Paper

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I'd be absolutely happy to go back and make a smaller picture. I never want my choices to be dictated by budget. That's one of the reasons why I take so much pride in being able to make films for $2 and a paper clip - because I can always get my hands on $2 and a paper clip. I never have to ask for permission for that.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Able Absolutely Always Ask Back Because Being Budget Choices Clip Dictated Films Get Go Hands Happy Make Much Never Paper Permission Picture Pride Reasons Smaller Take Want Why I Can

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There's really no precedent for someone like me gaining clout in the space that I'm in - a black woman directing films in Hollywood.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Black Clout Directing Films Gaining Hollywood Like Me Precedent Really Someone Space Woman

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It's not enough even to have one black Barbie... because black women are not a monolith.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Barbie Because Black Enough Even Women Women Are

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When we say there's a dearth of women directors, it's not that there's a lack of women who direct: it's a lack of opportunities and access for women to direct and be supported in that.

~Ava Duvernay

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I spent a whole 12 years helping other people tell their stories as a publicist, so just to be able to go and write and get behind the camera, that's my thing.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Able Behind Camera Get Go Helping Just Other People Publicist Spent Stories Tell Thing Whole Write Years

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I was a publicist for other people's movies.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Movies Other People Publicist

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: August 24th, 1972

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