My cousin Malcolm Lee is also a filmmaker. Spike Lee cousinfilmmakerlee Change image and share on social
'She's Gotta Have It' was shot in twelve days and two six-day weeks. Spike Lee daygottashoot Change image and share on social
Any film I do is not going to change the way black women have been portrayed, or black people have been portrayed, in cinema since the days of D.W. Griffith. Spike Lee blackchangecinema Change image and share on social
I respect the audience's intelligence a lot, and that's why I don't try to go for the lowest common denominator. Spike Lee audiencecommondenominator Change image and share on social
I don't dictate, you don't dictate to Stevie Wonder, not successfully. Spike Lee dictatesteviesuccessfully Change image and share on social
Violence is a part of America. I don't want to single out rap music. Let's be honest. America's the most violent country in the history of the world, that's just the way it is. We're all affected by it. Spike Lee affectamericacountry share on social
I knew I was never going to play professional sport, but I loved playing and I went to all the games I could afford to. Spike Lee affordgameknow Change image and share on social
Any time you talk about the look of the film, it's not just the director and the director of photography. You have to include the costume designer and the production designer. Spike Lee costumedesignerdirector Change image and share on social
I had a great education. From kindergarten to John Dewey High School in Coney Island, I am public-school educated. Spike Lee coneydeweyeducate Change image and share on social
I live in New York City, the stories of my films take place in New York; I'm a New York filmmaker. Spike Lee cityfilmfilmmaker Change image and share on social