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I really sort of kept to myself. I kind of just watched the world. And I think to keep people from messing with me, yeah, you know, I went out to run track. I went out for the football team. Not because I love track or love football.

~Barry Jenkins

Topics: Because Football Football Team Just Keep Kept Kind Know Love Me Messing Myself Out People Really Run Sort Team Think Track Watched World Yeah You I Think I Love

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I was hiding behind athletics and all my jockitude, so I didn't have to deal with being ostracized as the weird art kid.

~Barry Jenkins

Topics: Art Athletics Behind Being Deal Hiding Kid Weird

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If you try to create something that everybody can relate to, you're gonna make something that nobody can relate to.

~Barry Jenkins

Topics: Create Everybody Gonna Make Nobody Relate Something Try You

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

~Barry Jenkins

Topics: Awards Nature

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

~Barry Jenkins

Topics: Films Gave Making Me Saved Voice

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Until 'Moonlight,' I had never seen one black man cook for another on screen. But I wanted the characters to be free of 'groundbreaking' or 'never before.' We were ascribed those things. They weren't the point.

~Barry Jenkins

Topics: Another Before Black Characters Cook Free Had Man Moonlight Never Point Screen Seen Things Those Until Wanted Were

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

~Barry Jenkins

Topics: Alone Dating Good Happy Make Me Month Prospects Would

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

~Barry Jenkins

Topics: Change Man Much Nature Nurture Nurturing Over Person Really Very World

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I don't choose to make movies as small as the movies I've made. The combined budget of my two films is far under $5 million, but it's just by necessity that it ends up being that way.

~Barry Jenkins

Topics: Being Budget Choose Combined Ends Far Films Just Made Make Million Movies Necessity Small Two Up Way

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Whenever I tell people I'm from Miami, they always ask me about the beach. But I can count on one hand the times I went there as a kid.

~Barry Jenkins

Topics: About Always Ask Beach Count Hand Kid Me Miami People Tell Times Whenever I Can

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: November 19th, 1979

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