My cousin Malcolm Lee is also a filmmaker. Spike Lee cousinfilmmakerlee 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 don't dictate, you don't dictate to Stevie Wonder, not successfully. Spike Lee dictatesteviesuccessfully Change image and share on social
You have to do the research. If you don't know about something, then you ask the right people who do. Spike Lee peopleresearch Change image and share on social
What's the difference between Hollywood characters and my characters? Mine are real. Spike Lee characterdifferencehollywood Change image and share on social
'Do the Right Thing' was my first union film. I looked at the rosters, and for the most part, it was white males. Especially the Teamsters. So we had some conversations. Spike Lee conversationfilmlook Change image and share on social
I've been blessed with the opportunity to express the views of black people who otherwise don't have access to power and the media. I have to take advantage of that while I'm still bankable. Spike Lee accessadvantagebankable Change image and share on social
All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell the story I wanted to tell. That's what I love. Spike Lee directorlovemotivation Change image and share on social
I didn't dream about being a director. I didn't know I wanted to do something with film until the summer between my sophomore and junior years at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. Spike Lee atlantacollegedirector Change image and share on social