Carry Quote by Barry Jenkins

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

— Barry Jenkins

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

— Barry Jenkins

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

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

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

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

— Barry Jenkins

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

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

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

— Barry Jenkins

'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

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

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

— Barry Jenkins