“'Moonlight' isn't an issue film. It's not about addiction, it's not ab...” — Barry Jenkins Quote

“'Moonlight' isn't an issue film. It's not about addiction, it's not about sexuality, it's not about identity. It's about all these different layers, because they are all a part of the character.”

“I love production. I could do it 365 days a year. Post is different. It's just too slow, and everything is very finite.”

“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.”

“I understand the world of addiction. I get it. I know how fleeting recovery can be.”

“I've become very interested in the spectrum of political discourse as seen on the cable news channels that are conveniently right in a row on my cable provider's dial. I can flip from Fox to CNN to HLN to MSNBC, and I find myself at night flipping it back and forth through them, and it's something of an addiction.”

“We need to reduce or at least limit U.S. demand for oil as quickly as possible, and we need to develop new technologies that can further help address our addiction to oil in the future.”