“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 g…”
— Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Paula, Naomie Harris, imdb.com