I’ve been to Sundance eight times as a publicist and thought I was very prepared. I mean, who could’ve been more prepared for me? A publicist who’s been there eight times. Getting there as a filmmaker was a completely surreal, different, unexpected experience. Ava DuVernay Read Quote
I don’t understand the iPhone. I just don’t get it. Don’t ya’ll have to write serious emails throughout the day? How can you possibly manage detailed missives on a phone with no keys? Ava DuVernay Read Quote
I wish I could be the black woman Soderbergh, and put the camera on my shoulder and shoot beautifully while I directed. Ava DuVernay Read Quote
I just don’t think there’s a lot of support for the woman’s voice in cinema, and it becomes really difficult to raise that money and start again every time. Ava DuVernay Read Quote
We’re told that independent film lovers… folks that are used to watching art house films, won’t come out and see a film with black people in it – I’ve been told that in rooms, big rooms, studio rooms, and I know that’s not true. Ava DuVernay Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Selma’ is a story about voice – the voice of a great leader; the voice of a community that triumphs despite turmoil; and the voice of a nation striving to grow into a better society. I hope the film reminds us that all voices are valuable and worthy of being heard. Ava DuVernay Read Quote
I didn’t go to film school. I got my education on the set as a niche publicist in the film industry. Ava DuVernay Read Quote
