Barry Jenkins Quotes
I was hiding behind athletics and all my jockitude, so I didn't have to deal with being ostracized as the weird art kid.
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It is obvious that we can no more explain a passion to a person who has never experienced it than we can explain light to the blind.
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Love is a symbol of eternity. It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end.
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Live TV has an amazing pace to it. You've got to be able to think quick, make changes last minute, and be funny and fast.
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It's always about finding the right balance between answering some questions and raising new ones to keep your story going.
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The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.
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I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty.
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The first decent building I did with my own practice was a chapel in Taiwan.
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Jane Austen's characters for women are always very strong, opinionated and elegantly written, so they're always great for an actress to have a chance to do.
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As many of you know I travel a good bit and do not get to see my friends and family as much as I would like.
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Sometimes those big bloated superhero movies take themselves too seriously compared to the material they were based on. Am I going to listen to psychoanalysis from someone with a mask?
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My parents live out in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of this peach orchard. It's actually Peach County, one of the largest peach-growing counties in Georgia. It's very rural, and there is nothing much going on, so I guess that's had a big influence on everything as far as just not having much to do.
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What makes Mom the best is that she never put any expectations too high on the kids. She just wanted us to be doing the things that made us happy, as long as we were working hard, but we never had to live up to something.
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Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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I'm a soccer mom. I'm T-ball, soccer, karate, homework, keeping them on their schedules. I love being the snack mom, when I get to bring the cut oranges. I have one of those coolers with wheels. I'm at every game, every practice, sitting on my blanket. I love it.
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I like making movies that people feel inspired by, a film that they will think about a few days after seeing it, and not entertainment that is completely forgettable the moment you walk out of the theater.
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The fundamental goal of Republicans and Democrats is to get themselves re-elected.
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Lastly, his tomb shall list and founder in the troughs of grass. And none shall speak his name.
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I do think it's important, if you're going to be very creative, to be a seeker.
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Work is what structures adults' lives: it gives us purpose, focus, a set of responsibilities, and an identity. So when people are not participating in the labour market, all sorts of other things often start to go wrong.
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To resort to power one need not be violent, and to speak to conscience one need not be meek. The most effective action both resorts to power and engages conscience.
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I am heartily rejoiced that my term is so near its close. I will soon cease to be a servant and will become a sovereign.
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The main difference between a cat and a lie is that a cat only has nine lives.
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I think people should be given a test much like driver's tests as to whether they're capable of being parents! It's an art form. I talk a lot. And I think a lot. And I draw a lot. But never in a million years would I have been a parent. That's just work that's too hard.
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I was hiding behind athletics and all my jockitude, so I didn't have to deal with being ostracized as the weird art kid.
