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The roles that I feel I get, or handed to me, or whatever, are not that interesting. I don't think it's a problem that's specific to black women. I think it's a problem that's specific to movie-making in America.

~Aunjanue Ellis

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I don't think that a vote for Barack Obama is a symbolic thing. I think it's much more than that. It's not just a black man. It's not just a feel-good vote. It's the idea of electing someone who really does want to make a difference.

~Aunjanue Ellis

Topics: Barack Barack Obama Black Difference Does Idea Just Make Make A Difference Man More Much Obama Really Someone Symbolic Than Thing Think Vote Want Who I Think

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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

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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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In Hollywood, there is one dominant voice. It is a white, male, straight gaze. When I talk about positive portrayals of black people and women, I'm saying complexity. I'm not saying goody-two-shoes, everything's okay. No. The positive view of me is to see me as I am: the 'good,' the 'bad,' the gray. That is a positive portrayal.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: About Am Bad Black Complexity Dominant Everything Gaze Good Gray Hollywood Male Me Okay People Positive Saying See Straight Talk View Voice White Women I Am

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All black women aren't sassy, loud, difficult, or subservient. We are, in fact, very complex and very diverse, living very complex and diverse lives. That point cannot be made enough.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: Black Cannot Complex Difficult Diverse Enough Fact In Fact Lives Living Loud Made Point Sassy Very Women

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I make films about black women and it doesn't mean that you can't see them as a black man, doesn't mean that he can't see them as a white man or she can't see them as a white woman.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: About Black Films He Make Man Mean See She Them White Woman Women You

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I'm not signing on to direct 'Black Panther.' I think I'll just say we had different ideas about what the story would be. Marvel has a certain way of doing things, and I think they're fantastic, and a lot of people love what they do. I loved that they reached out to me.

~Ava Duvernay

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Artists should be free to create what we want. I believe there's a special value in work that is a reflection of oneself as opposed to interpretation. When I see a film or a TV show about black people not written by someone who's black, it's an interpretation of that life.

~Ava Duvernay

Topics: About Artists Believe Black Create Film Free Interpretation Life Oneself Opposed People Reflection See Should Show Someone Special Tv Tv Show Value Want Work Written I See I Believe

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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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