*During her appearance on Kenya Barris and Malcolm Gladwell’s new Audible interview series, “The Unusual Suspects,” acclaimed writer, director and producer Ava DuVernay opens up about her decision to not get married or have children.
“I am the oldest of five. I’ve have had a lot of small children in my life for a long time, so I never felt like I wanted to have kids,” the 52-year-old filmmaker explained.
“My family, my mom, would always say, for a little while before she realized I was serious, ‘You’ll change your mind.’ I don’t feel like I would be a good mother for a child. I don’t want to do that and I think in the most ideal scenario, you should want to do that. I just don’t want to,” she said.
DuVernay noted that marriage would constrict her “to behave in a traditional way.”
“And me being gone so often and me being on top of a mountain in New Zealand shooting with a helicopter — these are not traditional things for a woman,” she added.
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DuVernay made clear that she’s content being unwed and childless.
“…I’m not asking for that. If you’re looking for a husband to stand by while you’re off doing these things, I think you’re going to have a harder time, but if you’re not looking for a husband, companionship, partner,” she explained.
Listen to her full episode on “The Unusual Suspects” here.
The new Audible interview features Barris and Gladwell delivering raw, unfiltered conversations with today’s most influential figures, including WNBA superstar and legend Sue Bird; Ursula Burns, former Xerox CEO and the first Black woman to lead a Fortune 500 company; renowned chef and founder of the Momofuku restaurant group, David Chang; Jimmy Kimmel, comedian, writer, producer, and host of Jimmy Kimmel Live!; and Maryland Governor Wes Moore, the state’s first Black governor.
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