Ava DuVernay Quotes

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

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I'm used to very low-budget situations. In 'The Exploding Girl,' we were literally changing in Starbucks because we didn't have trailers.

Zoe Kazan
- Girl
- Very
- Starbucks
If someone says, 'I love that lipstick,' I will always try to answer, honestly, if I know what color it is. It's a connective tissue.

Tamron Hall
- Know
- Always
- Try
I used to be obsessed with race. I'm more obsessed with class now.

Barry Jenkins
- More
- Now
- Class
I want a future where my children feel safe and appreciated and proud to be who they are. My heart is one with all the Arab Spring heroes, no matter how small they think their role is. I know they believe, like me, that we are working for a world whereby an Arab can live with the other in a respectful and dignified way.

Tawakkol Karman
- World
- Believe
- Live
The best part of being blonde is forgivable momentary lapses of common sense.

Caity Lotz
- Best
- Blonde
- Common Sense
The very phrase 'Make America great again' implies some kind of reset to a time long since passed. A mission to restore America to a previous default setting where American economic superiority was without peer, factories and manufacturing plants were humming, and jobs were plentiful for anyone who wanted one.

Fabrizio Moreira
- Time
- Great
- Long