Quotes by : Ava DuVernay

In Hollywood, there is one dominant voice. It is a white, male, straight gaze. When I talk about positive....

The best art is realized when you can share the experience of making of it and not just the presentation....

Creativity is an energy. It's a precious energy, and it's something to be protected. A lot of people....

There was a time when I was knocking on doors and concerned with being recognized in dominant culture.....

You know, often films that are deemed positive, nobody wants to see them.

I am honored to be one of this year's Urbanworld ambassadors for the festival's 20th anniversary, joining....

Women have been trained in our culture and society to ask for what we want instead of taking what we....

A black woman making art is a disruptive act. Every story that I tell as a woman is a political act,....

Positive characterizations are complex characterizations. That's all we need to know. They shouldn't....