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You could make the most beautiful film, and that weekend it's raining too hard on the East Coast, and no one goes out. Artists should have a chance to do it again. That's the challenge: Women artists don't get a second chance. People-of-color artists don't get a second chance. You're put in director's jail, and that's a wrap.
— Ava DuVernay
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I think I am a little jealous of women who have great girlfriends as adults.
— Ava DuVernay
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If your dream is only about you, it's too small.
— Ava DuVernay
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It's emotional for artists who are women and people of color to have less value placed on our worldview.
— 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
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When we're talking about diversity, it's not a box to check. It is a reality that should be deeply felt and held and valued by all of us.
— Ava DuVernay
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