Felt Quote by Janelle Monae

I auditioned for 'Moonlight' without knowing anything. I went in the room, and I didn't know the lines as well as I should have.…

— Ashton Sanders

I've gotten scripts over the years, but I believe it was the stories of 'Moonlight' and 'Hidden Figures' that really touched my heart and…

— Janelle Monae

I think going into 'New Moon,' I knew the characters better. I knew the world better and I knew the actors who would be…

— Melissa Rosenberg

When I read scripts and when I read books, it's more of an emotional response and I was really drawn to these characters.

— Katie Holmes

What I think I learned from working on 'Moonlight' is you see what happens when you persecute people. They fold into themselves.

— Mahershala Ali

Watching 'Moonlight,' I just recognized this patience in the film - allowing moments to live and linger - and I just thought that was…

— KiKi Layne

I was just really happy to see Barry [Jenkins] and Mahershala [Ali] and everyone else involved with "Moonlight" get their moment.

— Cheo Hodari Coker

I feel like the scripts were so wonderfully written in the sense that my character in '1666' and my character in '1994' mirrored each…

— Kiana Madeira

I've been very blessed to have worked with two incredible directors - Barry Jenkins on 'Moonlight' and Ted Melfi on 'Hidden Figures' - and…

— Janelle Monae

'Moonlight' has changed my life externally but also internally... spiritually as well.

— Ashton Sanders

From start to finish, my experience with 'Moonlight' has been the most unique thing.

— Trevante Rhodes

I just love what Nicholas Britell did with 'Moonlight.'

— Mahershala Ali