American - Director | November 19, 1979 -
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
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I grew up really poor and have always been the type of person who will work earlier or work harder or more than the other person to even the playing field.
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My first job was cutting grass. In Miami, this grass grows everywhere. You just get the lawn mower out, walk down the neighborhood, cut grass.
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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?' We were so damn poor that it just seemed too far beyond.
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I love production. I could do it 365 days a year. Post is different. It's just too slow, and everything is very finite.
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