That's the gift 'Precious' has given me. You really think you're telling a story about a fat black girl, and only fat black girls will understand it, and then you realize we're all Precious. Lee Daniels blackfatgift Change image and share on social
I moved on to a nursing agency as a receptionist just to get a job, and ended up managing it, which led to me opening my own - say your mom is sick and needs someone to help her, then you call something like what I had: a home health agency. Lee Daniels agencycallend share on social
I'm in a great place because I trust people behind the camera as I go off, and I still go back to my day job and do film. Lee Daniels backcameraday Change image and share on social
I want to live in my truth. Tell me you don't like me, and I know it. But when you don't tell me, and you work behind my back, it's a lie, and I don't know how to fight that. Lee Daniels backfightlie Change image and share on social
Putting on a movie is like going to war - for me, at least. It's all about time; time is money, and we don't have it. So it's all about getting to know each other intimately quickly. You are with family members that you like or don't like, but you can't leave them because you're stuck with them. Lee Daniels familyintimatelyleave share on social
While I am not a musician, I love music. I have over 15,000 songs on my iPod. Everything from hard core rap to the soundtrack from the original 'Cinderella.' Lee Daniels 000cinderellacore Change image and share on social
America is fickle. You never know what they're going to go for. Lee Daniels americafickle Change image and share on social
There are servers, and there are people that are served. There's something contradictory about that in a democracy, certainly. Lee Daniels contradictorydemocracypeople Change image and share on social
Most of my friends are dead. I watched friends die in my arms at 5, 6, 8. When I grew up, the rest of my friends died of AIDS. Lee Daniels aidarmdead Change image and share on social