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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
And one thing Hollywood does well is sequels. Spike Lee
One Thing Well Does Hollywood Sequels Thing
I don't like acting; not in front of the camera. Spike Lee
Like Camera Front Acting
My grandmother lived to be 100 years old. Her grandmother was a slave, yet she was a college graduate in the Spellman class of 1917. She taught art for 50 years and she saved her Social Security checks for her children's education. Spike Lee
Education Art Class Old College Saved Security Checks She Years Graduate Taught Children Social Grandmother Social Security Lived Her Slave
I don't think I'm a total pessimist, so I think you can find hope in all my films. Spike Lee
Hope You Pessimist Think Films Find Total
People think I'm this angry black man walking around in a constant state of rage. Spike Lee
Angry Man People Black Rage Think State Constant Around Walking
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
Could Never Knew Sport Afford Going Loved Loved Playing Games Professional Play Playing
Amongst black people, you have always heard it said that once a black man reaches a certain level, especially if you are an entertainer, you get a white trophy woman. I didn't make that up. Spike Lee
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Mike Tyson is the most complex person I've ever met in my life. I've known Mike since 1986. We're both from Brooklyn. I didn't know him growing up, but once he became heavyweight champion, I knew him then. Spike Lee
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I used the principles of Kickstarter to make 'She's Gotta Have It.' We filmed that in 1985 to 1986. The final cost was $175,000. I didn't have that money. It was friends, grants, donations. We saved our bottles for the nickel deposit. Spike Lee
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'She's Gotta Have It' and 'School Daze,' I really didn't know what I was doing. And the biggest indicator of that was the acting. 'Do the Right Thing' was like the first film where I really felt comfortable working with actors. Spike Lee
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I think that anyone who lives in New York, who's lived here, who's spent any time here, knows that it's basically a love-hate relationship, you might say. Even though I still think it's the greatest city in the world and I wouldn't live anywhere else, there're still things about it one doesn't like. The love far outweighs the negative. Spike Lee
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