Barry Jenkins Quotes

Because I'm so in the eye of the hurricane, I don't have a really good perception of what's happening. I'm in a room talking to people, and that's all I know. But sometimes I go out of these rooms - I live in L.A., and every now and then, maybe twice a week, I'll be somewhere, and someone will say, 'Hey, are you the guy that made Moonlight?'

Barry Jenkins

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GoodLivePeoplePerceptionEyeYou

There's so much made of the exceptional and the celebrity, the famous, and the wannabees.

Andrew Clements

FamousCelebrityMadeMuch

I don't really like those sorts of actresses who say, 'I don't want to make that movie,' but they make the movie. They just spend their time not liking being on a set and I just think it's absurd, because we are so lucky to do this job. When you accept to make a movie, just make the movie. And then it's more easy for relationships.

Melanie Laurent

TimeJobThinkEasyYouWant

After 'Star Trek,' I was the commander on 'Stargate Atlantis,' the final season, and once my character had become a good commander, I was sorry that the show didn't last beyond that.

Robert Picardo

GoodCharacterSorryBeyondBecome

Quetzalcoatl is a primal idea of the duality of human nature. The serpent is the embodiment of Heaven and Earth. It scares people in many ways.

Robert Graham

NaturePeopleHuman NatureHeaven

I was a pretty normal high school kid. I just loved to play sports and had opportunities, and the Lord blessed me with talent, and I just tried to take advantage of it.

Matt Holliday

SportsSchoolTalentMeBlessed

I'm sorry to say, but 85% of so-called 'green' firms make some of the ugliest buildings that were ever made. So for God's sake, I don't want to be categorized with them.

Steven Holl

GodGreenSorryBuildingsSayWant

The Music Machine is my favorite rock band ever.

Lou Barlow

MusicRockBandRock BandMachine

We have got to stop worrying about being loved and start worrying about being respected. And that's exactly how I'll lead our country.

Chris Christie

StartLovedCountryStopLeadBeing

Where the 'Bay of Pigs' invasion failed, undoubtedly the tourist invasion will succeed in forever changing the landscape of island. What comes next in Cuba? The answer is that many Cubans aren't waiting around to find out.

Brin-Jonathan Butler

WaitingSucceedLandscapeFindCuba

My first signature was pretty long, but someone said, 'You need to shorten that up so much.'

Anthony Bennett

SomeoneLongYouSaidFirstNeed

When I first started making music, it was where I went when I couldn't express myself, when I wasn't able to connect with other people, when I couldn't talk about what I was going through.

Sharon Van Etten

MusicMyselfPeopleTalkFirst

One day, someone said to me, 'Do you want to go jump out of an airplane?' I felt like I had nothing to lose anymore, so I said, 'Why not?' And every day since then, I ask myself that question.

Shania Twain

MyselfDayMeAirplaneSomeoneLose

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