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I did a lot of choral music in high school, and that was kind of my primary, stable outlet for music because I didn't feel comfortable being a soloist. It was a cool, safe space for me musically.

~Autre Ne Veut

Topics: Because Being Comfortable Cool Did Feel High High School Kind Lot Me Music Musically Outlet Primary Safe School Space Stable

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When I was little, I was a voracious reader, and that really led me to acting as well. I loved being transported into someone else's life, and that's what reading provided me. I also really love to entertain people.

~Autumn Reeser

Topics: Acting Also Being Else Entertain Entertain People Led Life Little Love Loved Me People Provided Reader Reading Really Someone Voracious Well

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I love being a mom - I really do! I didn't realize how much I would love it!

~Autumn Reeser

Topics: Being How How Much Love Mom Much Realize Really Would I Love

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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

Topics: About Being Black Films Girl Important Interpretation Made Opposed Reflection Something Very Women Women And Girls

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I love to see people just being regal in their own skin; it's just when they know who they are.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Being Just Know Love Own People See Skin Who I Love

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I don't even really see sit-ins and marches as passive. I see them as quite assertive. I see those as emotionally aggressive tactics. I see people putting their lives on the line and being bold and brave.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Aggressive Assertive Being Bold Brave Emotionally Even Line Lives Marches Passive People Putting Quite Really See Tactics Them Those I See

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The studios aren't lining up to make films about black protagonists, black people being autonomous and independent.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: About Autonomous Being Black Films Independent Lining Make People Protagonists Studios Up

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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

Topics: Being Close Could Ever Film Film Sets Filmmakers Films Job Lover Loving Make Me Out Put Sets Start Started Them Thinking Wanting

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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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I'm a big people watcher and a people talker. The beautiful thing about being an artist and a creative person is that you can get an idea from anywhere, and I'm always on the hunt for them.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: About Always Anywhere Artist Beautiful Beautiful Thing Being Big Creative Creative Person Get Hunt Idea People Person Talker Them Thing You

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