I don't work with fear, and I don't work with actors that are fearful. Lee Daniels actorfearfearful Change image and share on social
'Empire' was a very traumatic experience for me. It was very schizophrenic, and it wasn't what I expected it to be. Lee Daniels empireexpectexperience Change image and share on social
I think that, as African-Americans, oftentimes we have to put ourselves on pedestals as opposed to really looking at ourselves and trying to understand ourselves and become better people. We always have to be on pedestals. Lee Daniels africanamericanoftentimes share on social
I don't know whether everybody likes the films that I do. I know that I love them, and I believe the way that I raise my kids that they will love them, and that's what most important to me. Lee Daniels filmimportantkid Change image and share on social
'Push' had a story, 'The Paperboy' story you could just throw up in the air and shoot holes through the book because the story wasn't as strong. But I felt the characters were stronger in 'The Paperboy'; they were vivid. Lee Daniels airbookcharacter share on social
With TV, you're in people's houses every night. And you have so much time to tell stories. I don't know why I didn't do it before. Lee Daniels housenightpeople Change image and share on social
Rarely do celebrities and actors speak up for what they believe in. Lee Daniels actorcelebrityrarely Change image and share on social
I hate white people writing for black people; it's so offensive. So we go out and look specifically for African-American voices. Lee Daniels africanamericanblack Change image and share on social
I worked at Warner Bros. for a while. I was the head of the minority talent casting. It was like pre-Spike Lee and post-blaxploitation era. Lee Daniels blaxploitationbrocast Change image and share on social
People enjoy making fun of people who are famous; they love putting people down. Lee Daniels enjoyfamousfun Change image and share on social
