Black Quote by Barry Jenkins

'Moonlight' undoes our expectations as viewers, and as human beings, too. As we watch, another movie plays in our minds: real-life footage of the…

— Hilton Als

I think that was one of the reasons I loved 'Moonlight.' I don't remember if there's a single white person in that movie. It's…

— Cord Jefferson

Historically it has been a touchy subject, especially in the south where I am from, people don't really talk about it. If they do…

— Andre Holland

People saw 'Moonlight' because it was excellent.

— Billy Eichner

For me, whenever I would see a lot of 'black films,' I didn't feel represented in it. I didn't feel connected to the characters…

— Zoe Kravitz

It's so important to create roles and characters and projects that feature black people in a way that's not specifically targeted towards the niche…

— Amandla Stenberg

Maybe I was just born in the wrong era, man. I'm a bit of a throwback to the days of black and white movies.…

— Michael Madsen

The way people are responding to [Moonlight movie] is something we never anticipated. We knew it was good but it is so diverse. The…

— Andre Holland

Perhaps, despite my objections, the success of films like: 'The Help,' 'Django,' 'The Butler,' or '12 Years a Slave,' will further persuade Hollywood to…

— Joe Morton

I have been in films before where people have been in a rush to label them as a Black film or even as a…

— David Oyelowo

I get the feeling that audiences have become mature and they understand that not every character is in black or white. There can be…

— Tahir Raj Bhasin

There were not a lot of roles for a black man like myself that were different. Then 'Top Boy' came. I read the script…

— Ashley Walters