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Making films has got to be one of the hardest endeavors known to humankind.
Spike Lee
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Spike Lee
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: March 20
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Atlanta
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Sheldon Lee
Shelton J. Lee
Shelton Jackson Lee
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I collect names for characters. Names are valuable they can be your first source of insight into a character.
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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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I wouldn't be doing motherfu**ing films for almost three decades if every time I did something that someone didn't like I went in a fu**ing cocoon and just hid there and didn't make my art.
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I've got Sometimers. Sometimes I remember and sometimes I forget.
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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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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.
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Those that'll tell don't know, and those that know won't tell.
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There's a lot of Americans, black and white, who think that we've arrived where we need to be and nothing else needs to be done and affirmative action needs to be dismantled.
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I'm very careful about how I portray violence in my films. I do believe that violence, especially violent video games, are not a good thing for young kids.
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I consider Madonna a friend, and she sure knows how to work the publicity machine. Of course, I don't have breasts. If I did have, I'd be in the number one spot over Madonna.
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I'm trying to keep up with what's happening in this turbulent world.
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For me, I believe in God, God is real.
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