Stephan James Luckily enough, I’ve been able to work with Ava DuVernay, who was able to rally this large ensemble and get us all on the same page for ‘Selma.’ – Stephan James
Sharon Stone Ava Gardner was the most beautiful woman in the world, and it’s wonderful that she didn’t cut up her face. She addressed aging by picking up her chin and receiving the light in a better way. And she looked like a woman. She never tried to look like a girl. – Sharon Stone
Misha Green It’s easy to let ourselves off the hook and say, ‘Oh, I would never own slaves.’ Because this is in the DNA of this country, like we saw in Ava DuVernay’s film ’13th.’ The cycle keeps repeating itself. – Misha Green
Lena Waithe I had a lot of great bosses – I worked for Gina Prince-Bythewood for two years, I worked for Ava Duvernay as a PA on her first narrative film, and I worked with Mara Brock Akil, so a lot of wonderful role models. – Lena Waithe
Flying Lotus I feel like part of my journey as a filmmaker is to tell different stories, whether they are just a black perspective on things that aren’t necessarily hood movies, or Tyler Perry movies or Ava DuVernay movies. Love all those people, but that whole thing has been sowed up already. – Flying Lotus
Christina Hendricks I like the old-fashioned, vintage-inspired swimsuits with halters and maybe a little ruching, and the longer cut that’s almost short-shorts, like Ava Gardner used to wear a lot, right? – Christina Hendricks
Brooke Baldwin Ava DuVernay, Sheryl Crow, Diane von Furstenberg, Ashley Graham, Tracy Reese, Pat Benatar, Issa Rae, Betty White – they’ve all shattered glass ceilings, whether in music, fashion, or film. – Brooke Baldwin
Bob Peterson I’ve owned a lot of dogs in my life – Marcela, Rusty, Petey Pup, Precious, Rosy and Ava. Each were in love with life’s simple pleasures, but being people in dog suits, as they seem to be, they each had a defined personality! – Bob Peterson
Alicia Vikander Three trans women came up to me separately to tell me they had felt such a connection with Ava in ‘Ex Machina’ and her dream of finally coming to full female fruition. They had all cried; one said she was very emotional during the scene where Ava finally puts her skin on for the first time. – Alicia Vikander
