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Spike Lee
Spike Lee
American Director
Born: Mar 20, 1957
Black Do The Right Thing Me People Think You
Related authors: David Lynch George Lucas Martin Scorsese Stanley Kubrick Steven Spielberg Tim Burton Woody Allen
I think people who have faults are a lot more interesting than people who are perfect. Spike Lee
People Think Faults More Perfect Lot Than Interesting Who
Don't think that because you haven't heard from me for a while that I went to sleep. I am still here, like a spirit roaming the night. Thirsty, hungry, seldom stopping to rest. Spike Lee
Me You Rest Think Hungry Spirit Seldom Roaming Like Because Am Still Heard Stopping While Here Night Thirsty Sleep
A spine to my films that's become more evident to me is that many are about the choices people make, and the reverberations of those choices. You go this way, or that way, and either way, there's going to be consequences. Spike Lee
Me You People Become Consequences Films Way Evident Those Spine About More Make Go Going Either Choices Many
Making films has got to be one of the hardest endeavors known to humankind. Spike Lee
Films Known Got Making Endeavors Hardest Humankind
All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell the story I wanted to tell. That's what I love. Spike Lee
Love Tell Directors Motivation Wanted Story Storytellers
It has been my observation that parents kill more dreams than anybody. Spike Lee
Dreams Parents Has-Been More Observation Been Than Anybody
A lot of times you get credit for stuff in your movies you didn't intend to be there. Spike Lee
You Stuff Lot Times Get Intend Movies Your Credit
I'm riding my man Obama. I think he's a visionary. Actually, Barack told me the first date he took Michelle to was 'Do the Right Thing.' I said, Thank God I made it. Otherwise you would have taken her to 'Soul Man.' Michelle would have been like 'What's wrong with this brother?' Spike Lee
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We grew up in a very creative environment and were exposed to the arts at a very young age, so it's not a surprise that all of us are in some form of the arts. Spike Lee
Creative Age Young Some Environment Surprise Were Up Very Arts Young Age Form Grew Us Creative Environment Exposed
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
Work You People Like Aesthetic Get Same Want Interests
A lot of times, we censor ourselves before the censor even gets there. Spike Lee
Before Ourselves Lot Times Gets Censor Even
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
Respect Intelligence Try Audience Go Lot Denominator Common Common Denominator Lowest Why
I think that every minority in the United States of America knows everything about the dominant culture. From the time you can think, you are bombarded with images from TV, film, magazines, newspapers. Spike Lee
Time You Culture Minority Every Think Everything States TV Magazines About Knows Dominant America Newspapers Film United Bombarded United States United States Of America Images
Right now a lot of people are still choosing to go to Toronto instead of shooting in New York City, something I haven't done and something I hope I'll never have to do. Spike Lee
Hope People Toronto City Something Never Instead New Still Go Lot Shooting York Done New York New York City Choosing Now Right
'Red Hook Summer' is another chapter in my chronicles of Brooklyn. Spike Lee
Chapter Summer Hook Brooklyn Red Another
I think the best actors in the world are here in New York City. And this city is just so vibrant the energy is just phenomenal. Great crews here. All the technicians, all the artists that work in this industry. I've just been very happy with the body that we've been able to do, especially those films we shot here in New York City. Spike Lee
Work Best Great Happy World Energy Think Films Those City Able New Industry Been Very York Just Vibrant Artists New York New York City Shot Body Actor Technicians Here Phenomenal
I think my work shows that I love women. I understand where these types of criticisms are coming from because black people have been so dogged out in the media, they're just extra sensitive. Spike Lee
Work Love Women People Black Think Extra Types Out Criticisms Because Understand Dogged Coming Been Just Where Sensitive Shows Media
Any film I do is not going to change the way black women have been portrayed, or black people have been portrayed, in cinema since the days of D.W. Griffith. Spike Lee
Change Women People Cinema Black Way Since Days Been Any Going Film Portrayed
'Do the Right Thing' was my first union film. I looked at the rosters, and for the most part, it was white males. Especially the Teamsters. So we had some conversations. Spike Lee
Do The Right Thing First White Right Thing Some Had Part Most Looked Males The Right Thing Conversations Union Film Right Thing
Everything I do is always scrutinised. But that's all I'll say about that. Spike Lee
Everything Say About Always
My cousin Malcolm Lee is also a filmmaker. Spike Lee
Also Cousin Malcolm Lee Filmmaker
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
Money Nice Too Something Stuff Lot Offered Commercials Get Where Want
I always give the example, if you turn on the radio today, black radio, Lenny Kravitz is not black. Bob Marley wasn't black: in the beginning, only white college stations played Bob Marley. Spike Lee
Today You Black College Example Beginning White Marley Stations Give Only Always In The Beginning Turn Lenny Bob Turn-On Bob Marley Radio Played
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
Good You Job Dinner Master Dancer Perform Since Days Singer Were After Your Slavery
'Do the Right Thing' was like the first film where I really felt comfortable working with actors. Spike Lee
Do The Right Thing First Right Thing Like Comfortable Felt Where The Right Thing Really Working Film Actor Right Thing
People of color have a constant frustration of not being represented, or being misrepresented, and these images go around the world. Spike Lee
People Frustration World Constant Color Misrepresented Around Go Being Images
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