Melina Matsoukas

“I like to create provocative imagery. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it goes awry.”

“I grew up falling in love with music videos and those images: Hype Williams and Mark Romanek, David Fincher and Diane Martel and Paul Hunter, just from the video side. I grew up also watchin...”

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

“As a toddler, my favorite piece of clothing was my Oshkosh denim overalls that I would call my Oreos because I could never say Oshkosh. I was literally obsessed with them and wanted to wear...”

“I still have this habit, I guess, continued from college, where I procrastinate up until the last moment.”

“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.”

“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 again...”