Ava DuVernay Quotes

You are punished only when you are not performing as per expectation, and not because you belong to a particular religion, caste, or creed. Here, you fail because your vision is not right or you have not worked hard. That's why I believe we have true democracy in the film industry. How I wish the rest of the country was like the industry!

Every player gets his time, no matter who you are.

I did not want to be the best black man of the year; I wanted to be the best man of the year.

Everyone who knows me knows that I don't have a prejudiced bone in my body.

We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right.

We can continue our progress as a Nation toward the promise that all people are created equal and that our Nation will treat every person in that spirit.

Too often, we fall into the trap of thinking 'equal' means 'the same' and that we achieve equality by treating everyone identically.

No one should walk into a party and have a stamp that says 'mayor' or 'businessman' on their head. Everyone is just there to have a good time.

I've always felt that, in America, we're all equal. I don't care what you make or what kind of car you drive. You're not better than me.

I stopped focusing on people being different, and I started treating everyone the same way.

Ability is sexless.

You must be worthy of the best, but not more worthy than the rest.

I'm not prejudiced in any way that I can think of. That's just not the guy I am.

I treat everybody equal, and so I want to be sure that my listeners and my followers do the same if they're gonna represent me. And if I'm gonna represent them, then I also want to do it in a good way.

It's not like I'm looking for a blonde or a brunette, light-skinned or dark-skinned. I feel like I give any girl a fighting chance.

I don't believe in creating exclusionary art.

We must be thoroughly democratic and patronize everybody without distinction of class.

It is simply a matter of treating each man, rich or poor, on his merits, and making him feel that at the White House, which is the Nation's property, all reputable citizens of the nation are sure of like treatment.

Every plausible principle of equality is based on the thought that everyone matters and matters equally.

You know how on movie sets there are specific chairs for each person? I hate that. We don't have names on our chairs. We have five chairs. Anyone can sit on them. I think the idea of names on chairs on a set is terrible. It's so dumb. So we got rid of that.

Everybody has his place; everybody is equal. Treated equally, equal standing, equal rights and status.

I feel if you believe in equality, you have to believe in it for everybody. And that's the way I've always lived my life.

No one deserves anything more than anybody else. Because of that fact, you treat everyone the exact same way as best as you can. Same with musical ideas. My ideas aren't better than anybody else's.

My father values talent. He is colorblind and gender neutral. When Donald Trump is in charge, all that counts is ability, excellence, and effort.

We're able to choose our candidate not based on gender or sex or anything else other than their ideas.