When asked about what success means to her, DuVernay said she strives for longevity, something she hasn't seen a Black woman director achieve before. I've been able to hand-pick everyone who works with me and everyone who I work with - what a fortunate position," she told The Cut. "When I think of it that way, I am great at self-care. While she used to consider self-care as acts of relaxation, like getting a massage, a friend helped her realize that it comes down to caring for yourself each day, including who you allow to be around you.
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Now, DuVernay says she doesn't take the time to read or listen to criticism from people whose opinions don't actually have any bearing on her or her work: "It gets to a point where I don't even see it anymore because it doesn't matter to me."ĭuVernay said surrounding herself with supporters has become part of how she redefined self-care. But it takes practice, and I've gotten a lot better at it."
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No, one's 100% there - well, I won't say no one is. I had to figure out why I was looking outside myself to feel good. I had to do a lot of work to untangle that for myself.
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"I was taking a movie review really hard," DuVernay told The Cut, "and said, 'Do you know them? Do you know this person?' I said no, and she was like, 'So why do you care so much?'"ĭuVernay continued: "That really helped me understand that I was putting my sense of achievement, my sense of personhood, in someone else's hands.