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There were times when we didn't have hot water or a phone line. But I guarantee you, we always had cable, and it was always on.

~Barry Jenkins

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I have friends who I consider my peers, who have done amazing work, particularly in the film and television space, who came up as independent artists and who have been - to be brutally honest - much more prolific than I was able to be.

~Barry Jenkins

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'Moonlight' isn't an issue film. It's not about addiction, it's not about sexuality, it's not about identity. It's about all these different layers, because they are all a part of the character.

~Barry Jenkins

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

~Barry Jenkins

Topics: Important Know Lives People Really Reinforce Remind Think Value Worth You I Think

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How did I feel as a guy who was making a movie about a single mom who's a crackhead? That - I was scared. I mean, it was scary. But part of that's because it was so personal and real to me.

~Barry Jenkins

Topics: About Because Did Feel Guy How Making Me Mean Mom Movie Part Personal Real Scared Scary Single Single Mom Who I Feel

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

~Barry Jenkins

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

~Barry Jenkins

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My films are personal-voice-driven films about human characters and the place we live. Technically, I'm an independent filmmaker.

~Barry Jenkins

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You graduate from film school and move to Hollywood. Hollywood tells you, 'We're not the place for you to make films,' so you decide you have to make a film yourself.

~Barry Jenkins

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I worked for Oprah Winfrey for two years right out of college in 2004. I was a director's assistant on the film 'Their Eyes Were Watching God,' which Oprah produced.

~Barry Jenkins

Topics: Assistant College Director Eyes Film God Oprah Oprah Winfrey Out Produced Right Two Watching Were Which Worked Years

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: November 19th, 1979

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