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Barry Jenkins Quotes

Film is not an amazing medium to relay interiority. I think literature is much better for that.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality: american
Birth: November 19, 1979

Topics

Amazing Think Better Literature Film

Most people are looking for a challenging, interesting job. I wanted a boring, undemanding job so that I could forget about it at 5, so that I would have something left over at the end of the day to do my own stuff.

Day Job People Looking End Forget

When I was 15 years old in 1955, I heard of Rosa Parks. I heard the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. on our radio.

Words King Old Years Radio Parks

I used to get two racquets a year. As you can imagine, they didn't last me too long.

Me Year Long You Two Used

I think to a certain extent in Bosnia and among the Hutus in Rwanda and also among the Tutsis in Rwanda who then took revenge on the Hutus, there is a sense of being swept up and a sense that the society in which they live has gone mad.

Live Society Revenge Think Mad Gone

As a child, I would say that I wanted to become a dancer to honour music. For me, dancing is the physical translation of the audio recording.

Music Child Me Say Become Dancing

One is very crazy when in love.

Love Crazy Very

Nothing is as peaceful as when Christmas is over, when one has been forgiven for everything and can be normal again.

Peaceful Nothing Christmas Everything

I need to raise my kids. It takes a lot of time and a lot of energy to raise kids and make men of them these days. I don't want them to be lazy and just spend their father's money.

Father Time Money Men Energy Want

I am a close friend of Robert Loggia. And I just love how, with actors, there's the screen persona. Here is Robert, known for his portrayal of many characters, including gangsters. But in real life, he is elegant and erudite. He sits in the garden reading the sonnets of William Shakespeare.

Life Love Friend I Am Reading Real

I've had varying luck with comedy in the past, but I'd really like to give that another go. I don't know if I'd chase down a part, but if the right thing came along I could certainly see myself stepping into that zone.

Myself Past Luck Comedy Down Know

Finding gainful employment to pay for housing is hard for any veteran experiencing homelessness. It's even more difficult for veterans who've also had encounters with police and stints in jail.

Police Finding Veterans Jail Housing

As far as a cocktail, I do like good wines, basically with meals, and good champagnes.

Good Cocktail Meals Far Like Wines

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