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Spike Lee quotes: Since the days of slavery, if you were a good singer or dancer, it was your job to perform for the master after dinner. Since the days of slavery, if you were a good singer or dancer, it was your job to perform for the master after dinner.
Spike Lee quotes: As a people we do not need anyone else's stamp of approval. As a people we do not need anyone else's stamp of approval.
Spike Lee quotes: All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell the story I wanted to tell. That's what I love. All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell the story I wanted to tell. That's what I love.
Spike Lee quotes: People of color have a constant frustration of not being represented, or being misrepresented, and these images go around the world. People of color have a constant frustration of not being represented, or being misrepresented, and these images go around the world.
Spike Lee quotes: I live in New York City, the stories of my films take place in New York; I'm a New York filmmaker. I live in New York City, the stories of my films take place in New York; I'm a New York filmmaker.
Spike Lee quotes: I like people to look like they're floating. I like people to look like they're floating.
Spike Lee quotes: I don't dictate, you don't dictate to Stevie Wonder, not successfully. I don't dictate, you don't dictate to Stevie Wonder, not successfully.
Spike Lee quotes: I give interracial couples a look. Daggers. They get uncomfortable when they see me on the street. I give interracial couples a look. Daggers. They get uncomfortable when they see me on the street.
Spike Lee quotes: I respect the audience's intelligence a lot, and that's why I don't try to go for the lowest common denominator. I respect the audience's intelligence a lot, and that's why I don't try to go for the lowest common denominator.
Spike Lee quotes: And one thing Hollywood does well is sequels. And one thing Hollywood does well is sequels.
Spike Lee quotes: I am a hybrid. I do independent films and also do Hollywood films - I love them both. I am a hybrid. I do independent films and also do Hollywood films - I love them both.
Spike Lee quotes: Power is knowing your past. Power is knowing your past.
Spike Lee quotes: A lot of times you get credit for stuff in your movies you didn't intend to be there. A lot of times you get credit for stuff in your movies you didn't intend to be there.
Spike Lee quotes: I've got "Sometimers." Sometimes I remember and sometimes I forget. I've got "Sometimers." Sometimes I remember and sometimes I forget.
Spike Lee quotes: A lot of times, we censor ourselves before the censor even gets there. A lot of times, we censor ourselves before the censor even gets there.
Spike Lee quotes: I think if people looked at my body of work, they'd see a great breadth of work. I think if people looked at my body of work, they'd see a great breadth of work.
Spike Lee quotes: If you can't take a hit, you're not going to last long, that's for sure. If you can't take a hit, you're not going to last long, that's for sure.
Spike Lee quotes: I had a great education. From kindergarten to John Dewey High School in Coney Island, I am public-school educated. I had a great education. From kindergarten to John Dewey High School in Coney Island, I am public-school educated.
Spike Lee quotes: Our greatness, our talent has never been the question. It's been a matter of grappling for control over what we do. Our greatness, our talent has never been the question. It's been a matter of grappling for control over what we do.
Spike Lee quotes: Critics like to build you up, tear you down, and then, if you're lucky, build you up again. Critics like to build you up, tear you down, and then, if you're lucky, build you up again.
Spike Lee quotes: I really don't deal with hypotheticals. I really don't deal with hypotheticals.
Spike Lee quotes: Fight the power that be. Fight the power. Fight the power that be. Fight the power.
Spike Lee quotes: I miss my brother. Prince was a funny cat. Great sence of humor. I miss my brother. Prince was a funny cat. Great sence of humor.
Spike Lee quotes: Always be mine, puppy please, puppy please. Always be mine, puppy please, puppy please.
Spike Lee quotes: What's the difference between Hollywood characters and my characters? Mine are real. What's the difference between Hollywood characters and my characters? Mine are real.
Spike Lee quotes: Stick around long enough, you'll get some grace. Stick around long enough, you'll get some grace.
Spike Lee quotes: Most human beings will not stand in front of a stage and tell you about the bad things they did. Most human beings will not stand in front of a stage and tell you about the bad things they did.
Spike Lee quotes: I never understood the concept of showing everything in the trailer. Why go to a movie if there's no surprise? I can't do it like that. I never understood the concept of showing everything in the trailer. Why go to a movie if there's no surprise? I can't do it like that.
Spike Lee quotes: I'm not the go-to guy. Everybody is trying to tell their story and have different ways of telling it. I'm not the go-to guy. Everybody is trying to tell their story and have different ways of telling it.
Spike Lee quotes: He revolutionized music videos. Before Michael Jackson, MTV refused to play African-American artists. He revolutionized music videos. Before Michael Jackson, MTV refused to play African-American artists.
Spike Lee quotes: I collect names for characters. Names are valuable; they can be your first source of insight into a character. I collect names for characters. Names are valuable; they can be your first source of insight into a character.
Spike Lee quotes: American slavery was not a Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western. It was a holocaust. My ancestors are slaves. Stolen from Africa. I will honor them. American slavery was not a Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western. It was a holocaust. My ancestors are slaves. Stolen from Africa. I will honor them.
Spike Lee quotes: I don't see any negativity with what Brad Pitt is doing with his Make It Right Foundation, or what Sean Penn is trying to do in Haiti. I don't see any negativity with what Brad Pitt is doing with his Make It Right Foundation, or what Sean Penn is trying to do in Haiti.
Spike Lee quotes: First of all, what in this world does not revolve around money? But money is a big part of film, unlike a lot of other art forms. First of all, what in this world does not revolve around money? But money is a big part of film, unlike a lot of other art forms.
Spike Lee quotes: I ain't Martin Luther King. I don't need a dream. I have a plan. I ain't Martin Luther King. I don't need a dream. I have a plan.
Spike Lee quotes: It comes down to this: black people were stripped of our identities when we were brought here, and it's been a quest since then to define who we are. It comes down to this: black people were stripped of our identities when we were brought here, and it's been a quest since then to define who we are.
Spike Lee quotes: Cause mo better makes it mo better. Cause mo better makes it mo better.
Spike Lee quotes: I'm blessed, I can afford to send my children to private school. I'm blessed, I can afford to send my children to private school.
Spike Lee quotes: 'Red Hook Summer' is another chapter in my chronicles of Brooklyn. 'Red Hook Summer' is another chapter in my chronicles of Brooklyn.
Spike Lee quotes: I'll be vilified if I shoot a film in Toronto for New York. And rightfully so! I'll be vilified if I shoot a film in Toronto for New York. And rightfully so!
Spike Lee quotes: I get offered to do stuff where the money's nice but it's not something I want to do - I get offered a lot of commercials too. I get offered to do stuff where the money's nice but it's not something I want to do - I get offered a lot of commercials too.
Spike Lee quotes: I tend to favour films that have multiple plot and story lines, multiple characters and ensemble pieces. I tend to favour films that have multiple plot and story lines, multiple characters and ensemble pieces.
Spike Lee quotes: I may have been born yesterday, but I stayed up all night. I may have been born yesterday, but I stayed up all night.
Spike Lee quotes: 'She's Gotta Have It' was shot in twelve days and two six-day weeks. 'She's Gotta Have It' was shot in twelve days and two six-day weeks.
Spike Lee quotes: I like to work with the same people when I can, and you want to get people with the same interests that you have, and the same aesthetic. I like to work with the same people when I can, and you want to get people with the same interests that you have, and the same aesthetic.
Spike Lee quotes: We're the most violent nation on earth. There's no getting away from that. But you've got to look at it on a broader level. We're the most violent nation on earth. There's no getting away from that. But you've got to look at it on a broader level.
Spike Lee quotes: Making films has got to be one of the hardest endeavors known to humankind. Making films has got to be one of the hardest endeavors known to humankind.
Spike Lee quotes: I knew I was never going to play professional sport, but I loved playing and I went to all the games I could afford to. I knew I was never going to play professional sport, but I loved playing and I went to all the games I could afford to.
Spike Lee quotes: For me, I believe in God, God is real. For me, I believe in God, God is real.
Spike Lee quotes: There's an unwritten law that you cannot have a Jewish character in a film who isn't 100 percent perfect, or you're labeled anti-Semitic. There's an unwritten law that you cannot have a Jewish character in a film who isn't 100 percent perfect, or you're labeled anti-Semitic.
Spike Lee quotes: My cousin Malcolm Lee is also a filmmaker. My cousin Malcolm Lee is also a filmmaker.
Spike Lee quotes: I don't think my films are going to get rid of racism or prejudice. I think the best thing my films can do is provoke discussion. I don't think my films are going to get rid of racism or prejudice. I think the best thing my films can do is provoke discussion.
Spike Lee quotes: It has been my observation that parents kill more dreams than anybody. It has been my observation that parents kill more dreams than anybody.
Spike Lee quotes: Those that'll tell don't know, and those that know won't tell. Those that'll tell don't know, and those that know won't tell.
Spike Lee quotes: When you love something it's not a job anymore. When you love something it's not a job anymore.
Spike Lee quotes: I think it is very important that films make people look at what they've forgotten. I think it is very important that films make people look at what they've forgotten.
Spike Lee quotes: I've always tried to - when I've been able to - support young artists, no matter what medium. I've always tried to - when I've been able to - support young artists, no matter what medium.
Spike Lee quotes: I think people who have faults are a lot more interesting than people who are perfect. I think people who have faults are a lot more interesting than people who are perfect.
Spike Lee quotes: Everything I do is always scrutinised. But that's all I'll say about that. Everything I do is always scrutinised. But that's all I'll say about that.
Spike Lee quotes: I'm surprised that Hollywood and networks have not been diverse as other industries. I'm surprised that Hollywood and networks have not been diverse as other industries.
Spike Lee quotes: I don't think I'm a total pessimist, so I think you can find hope in all my films. I don't think I'm a total pessimist, so I think you can find hope in all my films.
Spike Lee quotes: I don't like acting; not in front of the camera. I don't like acting; not in front of the camera.
Spike Lee quotes: If you have a talented family, you should be shot if you don't use them. If you have a talented family, you should be shot if you don't use them.
Spike Lee quotes: You have to do the research. If you don't know about something, then you ask the right people who do. You have to do the research. If you don't know about something, then you ask the right people who do.
Spike Lee quotes: I've never seen black men with fine white women. They be ugly. Mugly dogs. I've never seen black men with fine white women. They be ugly. Mugly dogs.
Spike Lee quotes: People think I'm this angry black man walking around in a constant state of rage. People think I'm this angry black man walking around in a constant state of rage.
Spike Lee quotes: It gets dangerous when you start allowing people to validate your work ... It gets dangerous when you start allowing people to validate your work ...

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