I know that sounds a little bit corny, but I've found some solace in that. I hope art can continue to do that for people, I really do. Ava DuVernay More Quotes by Ava DuVernay More Quotes From Ava DuVernay I'm not to say that my male counterparts do, but certainly, it feels very special to me because I know that so few women have had the opportunity to do what I'm doing, so I'm thrilled by it every day. Ava DuVernay males special opportunity Black people loving and losing is something we don’t see enough of. We’re always in these heightened situations like something big is happening, something funny or something violent. And you know what? Sometimes we die of breast cancer or a broken heart. Things happen that are just not being explored cinematically. It’s time we reinvigorated that type of film. Ava DuVernay cancer heart people I think good publicists are just like good mommies - always looking out, making sure folks are comfortable and making sure that folks are on time and making sure that folks are getting what they need and know what they need to do. Ava DuVernay folks needs thinking I just remember not having access to films as a young person who loved films but living in Compton. In order to see the film, I had to get on the bus and travel quite a ways to get to an arthouse theater - none of which you're gonna find in black and brown communities - to see anything that was outside of what the studios fed me, and that's not the case anymore. Ava DuVernay black community order Some black filmmakers will say, "I don't want to be considered a black filmmaker, I'm a filmmaker." I don't think that. I'm a black woman filmmaker. Ava DuVernay black want thinking When I'm marketing a film, whether its mine or someone else's, I work with a great deal of strategy and elbow grease until the job is done. Ava DuVernay grease marketing jobs I always go into a blocking rehearsal with an anchor, with a blocking plan. And sometimes they'll step into the room and they'll be in costume and you're like, "That sucks, that's not going to work. Let's think of something new." Ava DuVernay anchors block thinking I love making films. I'm happiest when I'm doing it. For me, the fear is not being able to make the next thing and not being able, as a woman filmmaker and as a filmmaker of color, to put together the resources to make another thing. Ava DuVernay able color together Those [old] days are gone... accept the reality and do it. Ava DuVernay accepting gone reality We [Americans] know Martin Luther King Jr. as a statue. We know him as a holiday. We know him as a speech. We don't know him as a man. Most people don't even know the whole speech, just "I have a dream." They don't know what his speaking voice was like, how he looked at his wife, or that he had four kids. Ava DuVernay holiday kings dream Filmmakers need to realize that their job isn't done when they lock picture. We must see our films through. Studios no longer do this for a large percentage of films. The odds that your film will get a major campaign are dim these days. So you must find and nurture your own audience and make sure your film has a life. Ava DuVernay realizing film done I always find it fascinating to ask people, why they've chosen to live their life as an artist? Why be an actor, a singer, an author, a filmmaker? I've heard such inspiring answers to that question. Ava DuVernay filmmaker artist people When I'm marketing a film, whether its mine or someone else's, I work with a great deal of strategy and elbow grease until the job is done. It's pretty simple really. I just dive in and start digging. Yes, I'm fortunate to know the in's and out's of a true studio-level marketing campaign. But really, anyone who is diligent and well-researched can pull it off too. Its easier for me, but it doesn't make it impossible for others. Ava DuVernay grease marketing simple I think it's a wonderful time to be a black woman who makes films. It's a good time to be an artist period. Traditional models of making and consuming art are breaking down and being rebuilt. I find that to be incredibly exciting as a filmmaker and film marketer. Ava DuVernay black art thinking I'm making and marketing my films, by any means necessary, and enjoying life while I do so. Ava DuVernay enjoy-life marketing mean Working full-time as a filmmaker has been a dream come true. Ava DuVernay dreams-come-true filmmaker dream My parents [are my hero]. They've helped me be who I am. Ava DuVernay who-i-am parent hero I'm not the most athletic gal, but because making a movie is very physical, I slow down on the Krispy Kreme and Ice Blendeds. I start to get leaner and more focused - like I'm going into a boxing match - because I'm about to really try to put this idea on its feet. Ava DuVernay krispy-kreme ice ideas I'm a huge Dirty Dancing fan. I feel like I should be reading [William] Shakespeare, but I'm watching Baby not be in a corner. Ava DuVernay reading baby dirty It's very nourishing and collaborative - kind of the true essence of what one would want an artistic collaboration to be [the collaboration with Oprah Winfrey]. Ava DuVernay collaboration essence want
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