“I'm very grateful to Barry Jenkins, who took a chance on me.” — KiKi Layne Quote

“I'm very grateful to Barry Jenkins, who took a chance on me.”

“I want to have the kind of career in which I'm accomplished and respected enough that I'm able to open doors for other people, especially those who look like me. That's what happiness and success could look like for me.”

“It's important to me that I'm more than a pretty face or another person starring in movies. That's great, but there's so much more than can and should be done.”

“My mother used to always put Barry Manilow on in the car, so I know all the words to 'Copacabana'.”

“My voice is rather quirky. It's abysmally low. People often think I'm putting it on at first. Think drunk Darth Vader. Or Barry White singing country. It suits my dark material. When I do readings, I really play it up and go subterranean. I can make the phone book sound terrifying.”

“Why is Barry Switzer not in the Hall of Fame? I have no idea. He's done everything humanly possible to be in.”