Ava DuVernay Quotes

The consumer is deciding what they want to see and when and how, and filmmakers are more aware and accepting of the fact that success is not predicated on your movie showing in a traditional theater for a certain amount of time.

Ava DuVernay

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I eat every two hours to balance my diet.

Jinder Mahal

BalanceDietTwoEatHoursEvery

I think the job of artists is to stir things up.

Jeremy Irons

JobThinkUpThingsArtistsI Think

The total loss of hearing was a process that lasted more than a decade, but it was sufficiently gradual for me to attend Sydney Boys' High School and to profit from the teaching there.

John Cornforth

SchoolMeHigh SchoolProcessLoss

Neither sex, without some fertilization of the complimentary characters of the other, is capable of the highest reaches of human endeavor.

Jean-Paul Sartre

SexHumanCapableEndeavorWithout

Over time, the product we produce has been consistently successful here in America and around the world. Apparently, we are doing something right.

Michael Eisner

TimeWorldAmericaDoingRightOver

I hated L.A. when I first got here. Hated it.

Alycia Debnam-Carey

FirstHereGotHated

Jim Sheridan, the MP who wants to ban sketchwriters from the Commons for being rude about politicians, is a blithering idiot. Sorry, scrub that - clearly a very thoughtful person with whom I might conceivably disagree on some marginal issues. A blithering savant, perhaps.

Simon Hoggart

SorryIdiotThoughtfulPersonRude

In real life, I first started sleep walking in high school because that was when this concept of getting into college first appeared. I had this moment of, 'Oh! This is going to affect the rest of my life.'

Mike Birbiglia

LifeMomentSleepSchoolCollege

I think England are probably not as streetwise as plenty of other teams. The other top teams know how to keep a victory or do certain things to hang on to leads or get back in games. They're a lot more streetwise than us. I think as a nation we are very honest, we try to win the right way.

Michael Owen

WinVictoryThinkBackKnowWay

People always want to identify a writer with their protagonist.

Monica Ali

PeopleWantAlwaysWriterIdentify

When you're a writer, if you're very lucky, you create these characters that you fall in love with, and you feel like they're guiding you rather than you guiding them.

Janet Varney

LoveFeelYouFallCreateLucky

A creative space is an important thing. There are so many studios that feel like doctor's offices in Nashville. I couldn't write there.

Brad Paisley

CreativeSpaceDoctorFeelImportant

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