I got into film school. I went and didn't know anything about it. Over the course of two years, I kind of got kind of good at it. You know, I had a brief moment where I wasn't sure if… — Barry Jenkins Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I'm process-orientated. Awards, by their nature, are results-orientated. — Barry Jenkins Copy Share Image
I'm very much a person of nurture over nature. When the world is not nurturing, it can really change a man. — Barry Jenkins Copy Share Image
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… — Barry Jenkins Copy Share Image
I wasn't known as a neighborhood tough or anything like that. But yeah, I was, like, a scrappy kid. You know, I kind of… — Barry Jenkins Copy Share Image
I didn't really want to be a filmmaker, growing up. Other than Spike Lee's movies, I would think, 'Where is a place for me?'… — Barry Jenkins Copy Share Image
I think it's really important to remind, reinforce people that their lives have value, you know? That their lives have worth. — Barry Jenkins Copy Share Image
Until 'Moonlight,' I had never seen one black man cook for another on screen. But I wanted the characters to be free of 'groundbreaking'… — Barry Jenkins Copy Share Image
I love production. I could do it 365 days a year. Post is different. It's just too slow, and everything is very finite. — Barry Jenkins Copy Share Image
'Moonlight' changed me. To see people so moved by this movie inspires me to find something else to offer. And maybe the next one… — Barry Jenkins Copy Share Image
Growing up, I wasn't the most vocal kid in the world. I feel like I learned through observation, and usually, when you're watching things,… — Barry Jenkins Copy Share Image
The way I work, things are very nuanced; not everything is explained. — Barry Jenkins Copy Share Image
