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Tarell Alvin McCraney Quotes

Total quotes: 16
“[to Juan] You ever see the way he walk? You’re gonna tell him why the other boys kick his ass all the time?”
— Paula, Moonlight
Tagged: Homophobia, Effeminate, gay-bashing
“Black: So you’re Cuban now?

Kevin: Only in the kitchen, Papi.”
— Chiron "Black" Harris, Moonlight
Tagged: cuban, transracial, Papi
“Black: Why’d you call me?

Kevin: What?

Black: Why did you call me?

Kevin: I told you, this dude came in, he played this song.”
— Chiron "Black" Harris, Moonlight
Tagged: Nicknames
“Paula: Where did you go last night?

Chiron: Why?

Paula: Well, I'm your mama, ain't I?”
— Paula, Moonlight
Tagged: maternal instincts, prying
“I wasn't never worth shit. Never did anything I actually wanted to do, was all I could do to do what other folks thought I should do. I wasn't never myself.”
— Kevin Jones, Moonlight
Tagged: Shit, Self-hatred, Low self-esteem
“At some point you've got to decide who you wanna be. Can’t let nobody make that decision for you.”
— Juan, Moonlight
Tagged: Self-Determination
“[first lines]

Juan: Business good?

Terrence: Business good. Everybody cleaned out, it’s in the cut if you want it.”
— Juan, Moonlight
Tagged: Drugs, Business, Drug Dealer
“Kevin: It’s Kevin. You do remember me, right?

[pause]

Black: Yeah.”
— Chiron "Black" Harris, Moonlight
Tagged: Memory, Kevin
“Chiron: Thanks for the ride, man.

Kevin (16): No problem Black. I'll see you around.”
— Chiron "Black" Harris, Moonlight
Tagged: catching a ride, Thank You
“Can't let nobody make that decision for you.”
— Juan, Moonlight
Tagged: Self-Determination
“You ain't got to love me, but you gonna know that I love you.”
— Paula, Moonlight
Tagged: Love, Unrequited Love
“Kevin (16): What you cry about?

Chiron: I should have cried too much; sometimes I feel like I’m just gonna turn into drops.

Kevin (16): Just roll out into the water, right? Roll out into the water just like all these other muthafuckers around here trying to drown their sorrow.”
— Kevin Jones, Moonlight
Tagged: Crying, muthafuckers
“Paula: I need some money.

Chiron: For what?

Paula: That’s my business! Don’t you ask me no shit like that!

Chiron: [mumbling] I don’t have any money.

Paula: No, no, don’t lie to me, boy! I’m your mama! That bitch over there ain’t no kin, yeah? I’m your blood! Remember? [pause] I ain’t feeling good. I need something to help me out. [sobbing] Come on, baby. Come on, baby.”
— Paula, Moonlight
Tagged: Money, Business, Blood, Addiction, Begging
“Kevin: Who is you, man?

Black: Who, me?

Kevin: Yeah nigga. You. Them fronts? That car? Who is you, Chiron?

Black: I’m me, man. Ain’t trying to be nothing else.

Kevin: So you hard now?

Black: I ain’t say that.

Kevin: Then what?

[pause]

Kevin: Look. I’m not trying hem you up. Just...I ain’t seen you in a minute. Not what I expected, none of it. Not good or bad. Just not what I expected.

Black: Well, what did you expect?

[pause]

Kevin: You remember the last time I saw you?

[pause]

Black: For a long time, tried not to remember. Tried to forget all those times.

[pause]

Kevin: Yeah. I know.”
— Chiron "Black" Harris, Moonlight
Tagged: Identity
“Juan: [to Little] Let me tell you something, man. There are black people everywhere. You remember that, okay? No place you can go in the world ain’t got no black people, we was the first on this planet. [Slight pause] I’ve been here a long time. I’m from Cuba. Lotta black folks in Cuba. You wouldn’t know that from being here, though. I was a wild little shorty, man. Just like you. Running around with no shoes on, when the moon was out. This one time, I ran by this old...this old lady. I was runnin’ and hollerin’, and cuttin’ a fool, boy. This old lady, she stopped me. She said...[pauses, imitates an old lady’s voice] ‘Runnin’ around, catching up all that light. In moonlight, black boys look blue. You blue, that’s what I’m gon’ call you. ‘Blue’.’

Little: So your name ‘Blue’?

Juan: [Chuckles] Nah.

[Another pause]

Juan: [to Little] At some point, you gotta decide for yourself who you gonna be. Can’t let nobody make that decision for you.”
— Juan, Moonlight
Tagged: Black People, Cuba, Moonlight, Blue, Nicknames
“Paula: I messed up. I fucked it all the way up. I know that. But your heart ain’t gotta be black like mine, baby. I love you, Chiron. I do. I love you, baby. I mean, you ain’t gotta love me. Lord knows I did not have love for you when you needed it, I know that. So you ain’t gotta love me; but you gon’ know that I love you. You hear? You hear me, Chiron?

Black: [quietly] I hear you, Mama.”
— Paula, Moonlight
Tagged: Apologies, heart, Black, I Love You, Fucked It Up
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