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.

As a small child, I felt in my heart two contradictory feelings, the horror of life and the ecstasy of life.

I don't like to get in front of people.

I think it's obvious that democracy is something that is contagious, and it always has been.