“There can be a progression to the dream; there can be steps to it. Whe...” — Ava DuVernay Quote

“There can be a progression to the dream; there can be steps to it. When you dissect any successful person's story, it's really rare that it was all or nothing. It's steps, and I just try to remind myself of that in terms of the things that I want; it's like, everything is a step, leading you to where you need to go.”

“Every filmmaker imbues a movie with their own point of view.”

“Many hated 'Selma.' Just because my voice and the voice of the people I come from is antithetical to so much of what Hollywood produces. I don't think what I'm saying is in particular radical or anything; it's just different from what they want to sell.”

“I don't really dissect too much when ideas come - they just kind of pop into my head; I just take them and run.”

“When you're in the spotlight, people want to dissect you and then put you back together the way they want you.”

“I am not going to point fingers at anyone and dissect why their shows didn't work.”