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I get offered to do stuff where the money's nice but it's not something I want to do - I get offered a lot of commercials too.
Spike Lee
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Spike Lee
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: March 20
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I'm an independent filmmaker with complete creative control of my films. I hire who I want. I have final cut. But at the same time, I go directly to Hollywood for financing and distribution. I find it's best for me to work within the Hollywood system.
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Sex and racism have always been tied together. Look at the thousands of black men who got lynched and castrated. The reason the Klan came into being was to protect white southern women.
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I don't think my films are going to get rid of racism or prejudice. I think the best thing my films can do is provoke discussion.
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If you can't take a hit, you're not going to last long, that's for sure.
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You know that first of all your films have to make money no matter who you are.
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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.
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Fight the power that be. Fight the power.
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I tend to favour films that have multiple plot and story lines, multiple characters and ensemble pieces.
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It gets dangerous when you start allowing people to validate your work.
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Amongst black people, you have always heard it said that once a black man reaches a certain level, especially if you are an entertainer, you get a white trophy woman. I didn't make that up.
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And one thing Hollywood does well is sequels.
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Power is knowing your past.
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Music is, for me, a great tool of a filmmaker, the same way cinematography, the acting, editing, post-production, the costumes are. You know, to help you tell a story.
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I'm trying to keep up with what's happening in this turbulent world.
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It comes down to this: black people were stripped of our identities when we were brought here, and it's been a quest since then to define who we are.
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I've always tried to - when I've been able to - support young artists, no matter what medium.
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My people, my people, what can I say say what I can. I saw it but didn't believe it I didn't believe what I saw. Are we gonna live together? Together are we gonna live?
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Right now a lot of people are still choosing to go to Toronto instead of shooting in New York City, something I haven't done and something I hope I'll never have to do.
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Stick around long enough, you'll get some grace.
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This film [Chi-Raq]is a declaration. It's a scream. It's a warning. And I can really break it down to one scene. That's the scene where we have the eulogy and sermon that is given by the great John Cusack.
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