12 Melina Matsoukas Quotes for You to Enjoy

Melina Matsoukas

American Director

Born: Jan 14, 1981

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It's important for women to embrace their beauty and sexuality. Females are victimized and made to feel ashamed of their bodies, or they can't be smart and beautiful, and I try to work against that. Melina Matsoukas

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Denim comes and goes into style often, but my Levi's have longevity. They will never be just a fad. Melina Matsoukas

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I'm proud of who I am. I'm proud of my history. I'm proud of the women and the men who came before us who are black, and I'm proud of the women before me who are black and who have achieved so much, even though we have so much against us, and we don't have those doors opening for us every day. Melina Matsoukas

I like to create provocative imagery. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it goes awry. Melina Matsoukas

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The worst career advice is to just do something because it's paying, and there are a lot people out there that will push you to take a job because of money. I am not motivated by money, and I have found a lot of disappointment when I've had to do something because I needed to support myself in that way. Melina Matsoukas

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I love that denim can be as simple or as complicated as you want it to be. Anything goes. Melina Matsoukas

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I've tried to create a comedy that doesn't look like any other comedy. Maybe traditionally in TV there has been a kind of formula that says, 'Oh, comedy has to look this way; it has to look super bright.' But the way we shoot 'Insecure' is motivated by the mental state of each of our characters. Melina Matsoukas

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I never really saw myself as a comedy director, and I still don't. I see myself as a director. Melina Matsoukas

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Sometimes, humor is the only way we get through the day. Melina Matsoukas

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In college, I interned at a production company and spent a lot of time on sets. I love music videos and felt I could be experimental and hone my craft in that genre, so I started there. Melina Matsoukas

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I usually hate most of my work: probably at least more than half of it. Melina Matsoukas

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