Lee Daniels

I wanted to make a black 'Dynasty.'

People enjoy making fun of people who are famous; they love putting people down.

To come into my world, I've got some M&Ms and some potato chips, and I'm asking you to move furniture. We're making a movie. We're making it like we're putting on a play.

If every time you engage in a sex act, you go into a confession box, you will never accept your own sexuality.

If you have a block of ballistics gelatin and a high-speed camera, pretty soon somebody gets a gun!

Fame is an odd thing. It bugs you a little bit, but it's really not bad.