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
Every African-American I know has two faces. There's the face that we have for ourselves and the face we put on for white America for the places we have to get to. Lee Daniels africanamericaamerican Change image and share on social
I love black women. I live for them. They are everything to me. I'm obsessed with them. They are sophisticated, resilient and smarter than me. Lee Daniels blacklivelove Change image and share on social
Theater was always in the backdrop. Nursing was a way to pay the bills. I wasn't a nurse; I had a nursing agency. Lee Daniels agencybackdropbill Change image and share on social
The rules are: The only ego is the film, and you have to serve the film. Lee Daniels egofilmrule Change image and share on social
I came to Hollywood to write and found out I don't have the attention span. Lee Daniels attentionfindhollywood Change image and share on social
I believe in life that you know that everything prepares you for the next thing - whether it's a hit, whether it's not a hit, whether it's a... your failures are your accomplishments because it makes you prepared for whatever it is that you are going to do next. Lee Daniels accomplishmentfailurehit share on social
I'm not really vegan. I'm vegan-ish. I have a piece of lamb every now and then. Lee Daniels ishlambpiece Change image and share on social
I drank from colored water fountains and from the white water fountain just to see what it was like when I was a kid. What shocks me is that these kids today don't realize that this happened in many of our lifetimes. Lee Daniels coloredrinkfountain share on social
I'm a filmmaker. I'm always searching for the truth in everything I do. I demand it from my writing partner and my crew, actors, and so hopefully, we're making people think. Lee Daniels actorcrowdemand Change image and share on social