Stars make money on real movies. They make big money on real movies. To come into my world, I've got some M&Ms and some potato chips, and I'm asking you to move furniture. Lee Daniels bigchipfurniture Change image and share on social
I was always intrigued with European cinema, and hated most American cinema. I didn't like the one, two, three - boom! style, with a neat and tidy ending. That was never my scene. Lee Daniels americanboomcinema Change image and share on social
My mom knew early on that I was gay, and she knew that I had to get out of the ghetto. Lee Daniels earlygayghetto Change image and share on social
Some of the most provocative TV that I'm inspired by is in the U.K. You guys take it for granted, but in America, we can't do it. Lee Daniels americagrantguy Change image and share on social
I was the oldest of five children, each about a year apart, and my mother, bless her heart, had her hands full. Lee Daniels blesschildfull Change image and share on social
I want to learn. I want to stretch my muscles as a director and work under different circumstances. Lee Daniels circumstancedirectorlearn Change image and share on social
If you really spend time with movies, it's three years of your life from beginning to end. I started out planting the seed with 'Monster's Ball' about independent cinema and raising money and that whole thing as a producer, and then it becomes easier for me. Lee Daniels ballbegincinema share on social
I believe strongly that characters are five-dimensional, and they're complicated, and life is complicated, and people are complicated. Lee Daniels charactercomplicatedimensional Change image and share on social
What attracts me to material are characters that I know - characters that I know people don't know but I know - and bringing them to the screen. Spotlighting voices that have not been heard before on screen. Lee Daniels attractbringcharacter share on social
'Precious' is so not P.C. What I learned from doing the film is that even though I am black, I'm prejudiced. I'm prejudiced against people who are darker than me. Lee Daniels blackdarkfilm Change image and share on social