Barry Jenkins quote: "I think everybody can identify, you know, with this sort of struggle to decide for yourself who you are, you know, and what your place in life is."

Sometimes, how you ingest this idea of masculinity as projected onto you by the world could be the d...
BARRY JENKINS

You walk on a set, and you have no idea - that's why I don't storyboard. It's all possib...
BARRY JENKINS

You graduate from film school and move to Hollywood. Hollywood tells you, 'We're not the pla...
BARRY JENKINS

My films are personal-voice-driven films about human characters and the place we live. Technically, ...
BARRY JENKINS

I don't choose to make movies as small as the movies I've made. The combined budget of my tw...
BARRY JENKINS

Film is not an amazing medium to relay interiority. I think literature is much better for that.
BARRY JENKINS

I'm so damn boring. I like reading and writing and making coffee. And walking. Barry Jenkins lik...
BARRY JENKINS

Cinema is a little over 100 years old, and a lot of what we do is built around film emulsion. Those ...
BARRY JENKINS

Until 'Moonlight,' I had never seen one black man cook for another on screen. But I wanted t...
BARRY JENKINS

Because I'm so in the eye of the hurricane, I don't have a really good perception of what...
BARRY JENKINS

There's nothing in Hollywood that's inherently detrimental to good art. I think that's a...
BARRY JENKINS

I love production. I could do it 365 days a year. Post is different. It's just too slow, and eve...
BARRY JENKINS

I grew up really poor and have always been the type of person who will work earlier or work harder o...
BARRY JENKINS

How did I feel as a guy who was making a movie about a single mom who's a crackhead? That - I wa...
BARRY JENKINS

Not all my work features black actors. I mean, it's funny: someone was reading back to me all th...
BARRY JENKINS

Whenever I tell people I'm from Miami, they always ask me about the beach. But I can count on on...
BARRY JENKINS

I worked for Oprah Winfrey for two years right out of college in 2004. I was a director's assist...
BARRY JENKINS

'Moonlight' isn't an issue film. It's not about addiction, it's not about sexual...
BARRY JENKINS

I'm process-orientated. Awards, by their nature, are results-orientated.
BARRY JENKINS

The way I work, things are very nuanced; not everything is explained.
BARRY JENKINS

'Moonlight' is a story that hasn't been told. Whether placed as queer black cinema or ur...
BARRY JENKINS

Making films. It gave me a voice. Legitimately saved me.
BARRY JENKINS

I just came back from my hometown, making a movie about a kid who grew up just like me, and it was f...
BARRY JENKINS

If you try to create something that everybody can relate to, you're gonna make something that no...
BARRY JENKINS

As a filmmaker whose first film was made with the DIY tools of digital cinema, I love how the democr...
BARRY JENKINS

I got into film school. I went and didn't know anything about it. Over the course of two years, ...
BARRY JENKINS

I have friends who I consider my peers, who have done amazing work, particularly in the film and tel...
BARRY JENKINS

There were times when we didn't have hot water or a phone line. But I guarantee you, we always h...
BARRY JENKINS

A month alone would make me so happy. Not good for my dating prospects.
BARRY JENKINS

I'm very much a person of nurture over nature. When the world is not nurturing, it can really ch...
BARRY JENKINS

I was hiding behind athletics and all my jockitude, so I didn't have to deal with being ostraciz...
BARRY JENKINS

My first job was cutting grass. In Miami, this grass grows everywhere. You just get the lawn mower o...
BARRY JENKINS

We are carrying these images out into the world, and we can't control how people contextualize t...
BARRY JENKINS

In hip-hop, sometimes that pace is so fast that you miss things. I don't mean literally miss lyr...
BARRY JENKINS

As a writer, a blank page will humble the hell out of you. It always does, and it always will.
BARRY JENKINS

'Moonlight' changed me. To see people so moved by this movie inspires me to find something e...
BARRY JENKINS

I wasn't known as a neighborhood tough or anything like that. But yeah, I was, like, a scrappy k...
BARRY JENKINS

I've worked at this film festival in Telluride called the Telluride Film Festival. Been there si...
BARRY JENKINS

I used to be obsessed with race. I'm more obsessed with class now.
BARRY JENKINS

I really sort of kept to myself. I kind of just watched the world. And I think to keep people from m...
BARRY JENKINS

I'm always about, 'What is the most productive version of what I'm putting into the worl...
BARRY JENKINS

To me, no matter who you're casting for what role, if something's authentic, usually you can...
BARRY JENKINS

Filmmaking is a very privileged art form. It costs a lot of money to make these things.
BARRY JENKINS

It's interesting because I think class is a heavy, heavy part of 'Moonlight,' and I thin...
BARRY JENKINS

Growing up, I wasn't the most vocal kid in the world. I feel like I learned through observation,...
BARRY JENKINS

It used to be that watching a film was a very special occasion, the same way flying was. Before, if ...
BARRY JENKINS

Art is inherently political. Even trying to make a film that has nothing to do with politics is, in ...
BARRY JENKINS

I didn't really want to be a filmmaker, growing up. Other than Spike Lee's movies, I would t...
BARRY JENKINS

As a person of color from the South, San Francisco was the first city that really made me feel like ...
BARRY JENKINS

As a filmmaker, I really want to utilize the tools to carry the voice - my voice, and the voice of t...
BARRY JENKINS

At school, film-making had been the most beautiful thing that ever happened to me. Then I get to L.A...
BARRY JENKINS

I think it's really important to remind, reinforce people that their lives have value, you know?...
BARRY JENKINS

A number of Americans were used, most often unwillingly, by North Korea to arm spies with English-sp...
ROBERT JENKINS

My father wanted to be a hero. He went to the Air Force Academy, was valedictorian, and then he foun...
PATTY JENKINS

I made a big mistake of my life.
ROBERT JENKINS

Making a movie is such a huge commitment of emotion and time that I didn't want to be beholden t...
PATTY JENKINS

The devoted golfer is an anguished soul who has learned a lot about putting just as an avalanche vic...
DAN JENKINS

You make kingdoms and castles on your own.
STEPHAN JENKINS

This transaction moves our auto finance business to a new level and gives us access to a new set of ...
BEN JENKINS

We want to take the components and plug them into best-of-breed solutions, such as ratings engines. ...
BILL JENKINS

He probably transported more kids home than any two coaches in the entire state of South Carolina. T...
BOB JENKINS

He was a beloved coach, teacher and friend; some of the students were in a state of shock. Yes, Y.C....
BOB JENKINS

Y.C. touched the lives of tens of thousands of children over the last half century. He was a great a...
BOB JENKINS

We want to know if it still is an effective growth model for the school system. We asked the adminis...
BOB JENKINS

Vijay Singh won a playoff in 2004 at Whistling Straits after a final-round 76, which was the highest...
DAN JENKINS

The key to any good sports story is identifying the defining moment. In football games or a boxing m...
DAN JENKINS

It really helps having Tiffany in front with those long arms. It's really just teamwork.
ASIA JENKINS

This will show us where we're at. If we can go down there and beat Miami, we're going to be a pretty...
BRANDON JENKINS

I try to be the fixer of situations and I gravitate to people who are institutional misfits.
STEPHAN JENKINS

The walls are up and visitors can look inside. But the new replica was built with green logs and it'...
CHIP JENKINS

I am fussy, about my diet and straining my voice. I know, sounds a bit over the top. But I'm not...
KATHERINE JENKINS

'A rainy day here is better than a sunny day wherever you're coming from,' is what I would say. It's...
CHRIS JENKINS

I really like volleyball, but track is amazing. It's such a rush and unlike anything I've ever felt ...
ASHURA JENKINS

Our hope is that it will be a respectful dialogue that takes place.
CARRI JENKINS

Our policies are based on the principles of religious doctrines. They are not policies that in any w...
CARRI JENKINS

We played a lot of poker.
CARTER JENKINS

Commemoration of Gilbert of Sempringham, Founder of the Gilbertine Order, 1189 The minister is th...
DANIEL JENKINS

I have my share of insecurities, hopes and fears.
STEPHAN JENKINS

(Nathaniel) Hawthorne's books were potboilers in their time and became part of the literary establis...
HENRY JENKINS

So Coach Turner called for a hitch-and-go. It was a great call.
GREG JENKINS

If you want to put golf back on the front pages again, and you don't have a Bobby Jones or a Fra...
DAN JENKINS

The U.S. won the majors 29-11 in the 1980s. That's when Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus were carryi...
DAN JENKINS

But I loved making 'Eat Pray Love,' and I loved working with Julia Roberts.
RICHARD JENKINS

I am very delighted to have Woody Lowe join our coaching staff, Woody is an intense, fiery competito...
JOHN JENKINS

We were ready for them (FC). We made a few mistakes on defense and allowed them to score once, but w...
JOSH JENKINS

They told me the anesthetic was for the battlefield. It was hell.
CHARLES JENKINS

I think if it's not monumental, there's no point.
STEPHAN JENKINS

It's about people who are ready to take God out of the box. These people stand up for their faith re...
DARNELL JENKINS

Frankly, Fort Pierce is not regarded, as we say, as the shining city on the coast. Frankly it's had ...
DAVID JENKINS

I think it is taking a very risky approach, and I don't think the situation is that dire to warrant ...
CHARLES JENKINS

There used to be a lot fewer people and you tended to know them all. I don't know who and the [heck]...
DAN JENKINS

Now everybody has several, or wants several, or is trying to recruit several.
DAN JENKINS

Strangely, I have a huge aversion to movies that try to teach healthy people an abusive lesson about...
PATTY JENKINS

To err is human, but when the eraser wears out ahead of the pencil, you're overdoing it
JOSH JENKINS

The subject of scars comes up several times. And one of the things that appeals to me is that in the...
DAVID JENKINS

I bounce around wherever I'm needed,
CULLEN JENKINS

Nobody goes up there or talks about it, but they're all aimed at Japan and South Korea.
CHARLES JENKINS

Books stay with me and have shaped me and made huge impacts on my life.
STEPHAN JENKINS

Tiger Woods was a month away from 34 years of age when his debutantes began turning up in the news. ...
DAN JENKINS

You must remind yourself at all times that the golf ball is nothing. It's an object. It's so...
DAN JENKINS

He was quite an up-and-coming architect,
BILL JENKINS

Last year was a big year for classical music going digital.
CHAS JENKINS

June's our big travel season, so we may be postponing this to a worse conclusion and it might have b...
DARRYL JENKINS

I have never called myself an opera singer. Other people do, but I always call myself a classical si...
KATHERINE JENKINS

I like to be entertained, not smothered with 'literary' riddles.
DAN JENKINS

The first thing they gave me at 'Sports Illustrated' was a first-class air card. 'And oh...
DAN JENKINS

The fourth quarter, we were really strong and pulled out our delay game. We took care of the ball, b...
COREY JENKINS

It's really good because I can teach them some of the things I know, and hopefully they can do some ...
CODY JENKINS

There's the 7-year-old me that pretended to be Wonder Woman running around the schoolyard. Like,...
PATTY JENKINS

No, that wasn't my belief because . . . I couldn't predict what anybody would do prior to the meetin...
CURTIS JENKINS

They really will feel that the European institutions have gone too far -- both the commission and th...
CHARLES JENKINS

We slept on the floor, there was most often no electricity, and we had no running water, ... We were...
CHARLES JENKINS

There's Batman, there's Superman, there's Wonder Woman. She's the full-blown real de...
PATTY JENKINS

Critical pessimists, such as media critics Mark Crispin Miller, Noam Chomsky, and Robert McChesney, ...
HENRY JENKINS

All day long I've been telling myself it's only a merry-go-round. Some people fall off quicker than ...
DAN JENKINS

Everything in my career is my decision - every picture, every outfit. You get one chance at this, an...
KATHERINE JENKINS

It's been a long time. I don't want to be a selfish guy. I've been a point guard most of my life and...
BRANDON JENKINS

She's very dedicated. She's taken a few of the boys by surprise and she's right on the edge of being...
EDDIE JENKINS

Being a question on 'The Weakest Link,' that was quite a moment.
KATHERINE JENKINS

I get 'USA Today,' the 'New York Times,' 'Wall Street Journal' and the '...
DAN JENKINS

The good news is that catastrophic crashes are happening less and less. Planes are now made so well ...
DARRYL JENKINS

I don't know if one airline right now feels comfortable with having a contract system. I have predic...
DARRYL JENKINS

I knew about the rule, ... So, I knew we would acquiesce.
GEORGE JENKINS

Obviously Cappy's been doing a great job all year, so we thought we only needed one or two (runs) wi...
GEOFF JENKINS

Hitting and throwing aren't too bad, just the running, ... And I don't want any.
GEOFF JENKINS

Obviously Cappy's been doing a great job all year, so we thought we only needed one or two (runs) wi...
GEOFF JENKINS

Everything the organization told the fans about is coming true.
GEOFF JENKINS

If I could have anything, I would just want a content feeling in the house,
GREGORY JENKINS

We walked through water, we couldnt shower, and we bathed with wet rags and soap because we didn...
GREGORY JENKINS

They respond to and respect what you have to say. At this [Division III] level they're there because...
HARRY JENKINS

What's exciting about this (symposium) is the total fusion of fan and academic discussions. That's a...
HENRY JENKINS

Other clubs have been chasing Darren since the transfer window opened, so we will be delighted to fi...
HUW JENKINS

That's a great team out there, We showed character.
HORACE JENKINS

I think of everything I have been through... It makes me see how blessed I am. I've done real hard l...
HORACE JENKINS

We've become a customer service department for some of these companies. So many consumers can't seem...
JANET JENKINS

It's important for consumers to file complaints with us. Last year we returned $5.5 million to Wisco...
JANET JENKINS

A young English couple was visiting with me one summer after I had been composting humanure for abou...
JOSEPH JENKINS

We own just over seven acres of the upper bluff and will pursue the remaining four properties with a...
KATHLEEN JENKINS

I knew I popped something [the first time]. Not only did I feel the pop, I heard the pop. I could fe...
KRIS JENKINS

Actually, my goal in 2002 was to make the Pro Bowl, ... My goal this season was to be the best defen...
KRIS JENKINS

I want a big, greasy chicken-eatin' dude in there who will keep the quarterback from stepping up. Th...
KRIS JENKINS

What appealed most was that they will fit really well on our campus.
JEFF JENKINS

We want to develop this facility, to bring some life back into it. Right now, we're new in the area....
JEFF JENKINS

You guys have an awesome job. I don't envy you but I admire your taking it on. The city is very inte...
JOE JENKINS

This just presented itself as the opportune time to go ahead and do the upgrades that are necessary ...
JOE JENKINS

No-one had anticipated troops being there as long as this.
KATHERINE JENKINS

We ask them to make the quilts no larger than 36 x 40 inches.
MAEDYNE JENKINS

It will be a Bible church, based on the Bible. It does not have to be a certain name because certain...
MACKIE JENKINS

It's taken a lot longer than we anticipated. We had hoped to have it open last fall --then this spri...
LISA JENKINS

I don't suppose anybody's ever enjoyed being who they are more than Arnold's enjoyed bei...
DAN JENKINS

Beatbullying's 'The Big March 2012' is such a brilliant campaign and I am very proud to ...
KATHERINE JENKINS

Children should be able to live a life free from bullying and harassment and it is time that we all ...
KATHERINE JENKINS

I quickly discovered that trying to go play golf while living in Manhattan was about as easy as tryi...
DAN JENKINS

Every stop we take we think half the town has turned out and we appreciate it so much. Surprising, b...
BILL JENKINS

They've never spent anything even remotely on this scale. So the real question is going to be what k...
BILL JENKINS

Promenade is the only transit-oriented development that has all the components in place that makes a...
BILL JENKINS

But when the truck came in (to Fischer), it was loaded down. When it came out, it was raised up enou...
BILL JENKINS

You can't have a U.S. Open anymore without an extra course to store all the hospitality tents. I...
DAN JENKINS

When you're a fledgling youth-type adult, it appears that all people in their 40s look old enoug...
DAN JENKINS

This transaction also provides Wachovia with the opportunity to enter the California banking market ...
BEN JENKINS

My aunt got me interested in journalism - she found an old typewriter, had it worked over, put it on...
DAN JENKINS

This situation is a great concern to the university.
CARRI JENKINS

There would be a restriction on free speech if it involves a matter that would not show respect to a...
CARRI JENKINS

We do not allow campus to be used as a public forum.
CARRI JENKINS

Sometimes it's just a piece of tape. The other day it was a box of cereal. When we're shooting, he's...
CARTER JENKINS

Coach wanted us to have a game like this, to get out and get after people at the defensive end. We d...
BRANDON JENKINS

That was my assignment ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Â not making it so comfortable for him.
BRANDON JENKINS

It's a little pressure, but the freshmen really don't understand yet. I'm not sure they realize we'r...
BRANDON JENKINS

My main concern is the negative effect this will have on students who take part in college courses. ...
BOB JENKINS

Oh, stuff the critics. I don't care. Too many people are snooty about classical. Look, I wasn...
KATHERINE JENKINS

Once Al got that interception and that touchdown, I think everybody felt it was our time. When it ha...
CULLEN JENKINS

We have been monitoring the Salesnet25.com site and, because of the detail put in to the explanation...
ANDREW JENKINS

Most importantly, I am thankful to Prime Minister Koizumi, ... As I said openly during my court-mart...
CHARLES JENKINS

This holiday weekend is a great chance for families to see first-hand what life for the Corps of Dis...
CHIP JENKINS

He's absolutely destroying props this season,
GETHIN JENKINS

The participants found it easiest to incorporate single items such as the almonds and margarine into...
DAVID JENKINS

We are starting afresh from here and I am looking forward to working closely with the Welsh Rugby Un...
GARETH JENKINS

That means that as opposed to waiting for full-fledged conspiracies, they may be picking up individu...
BRIAN JENKINS

Nobody goes up there or talks about it, but they're all aimed at Japan and South Korea.
CHARLES JENKINS

Today is the first day of the last chapter of my life, ... It is here on Sado island that I will hop...
CHARLES JENKINS

I want to return the human race to the trees. People get a better perspective of their life and the ...
PETER JENKINS

If you're a friend or a relative of George Herbert Walker Bush, Prez 41, or George W. Bush, Prez...
DAN JENKINS

It was not an overly serious violation. There was just one pup involved and there was no serious dis...
PHIL JENKINS

I did once shatter a chandelier. I was singing with my college choir in Wales. I was the soloist and...
KATHERINE JENKINS

I married a homecoming queen, which means I know as much about college football as the next person, ...
DAN JENKINS

The key problem here is, and continues to be, the inability of people to put aside egos and address ...
WILLIAM JENKINS

Our inner growth should now be able to expand beyond the superiority complex of our own civilization...
JOHN JENKINS

It is a great source of concern when any of these procedures are not being followed. One is always g...
BRIAN JENKINS

My father was a fighter pilot, so I moved around the world when I was young. Then I ended up in Kans...
PATTY JENKINS

If you love somebody, you love them. My parents had a 25-year age gap between them and my mum was th...
KATHERINE JENKINS

To me, the two things that Gal Gadot - who is an amazing actress, and she played a great Wonder Woma...
PATTY JENKINS

That was my assignment — not making it so comfortable for him.
BRANDON JENKINS

The president I came to know best was George Herbert Walker Bush. No. 41 in your program, No. 1 on y...
DAN JENKINS

But I hope in the next week or two we'll be very positive about Dwayne's future.
GARETH JENKINS

There has to be a mixture of winning against developing talent and exposing them to a standard they'...
GARETH JENKINS

It gets you a little worried, but you have to run your race and do your best.
ASHURA JENKINS

I think everybody can identify, you know, with this sort of struggle to decide for yourself who you are, you know, and what your place in life is.

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I think everybody can identify, you know, with this sort of struggle to decide for yourself who you are, you know, and what your place in life is.

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