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You have to do the research. If you don't know about something, then you ask the right people who do.

Spike Lee

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Spike Lee
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: March 20
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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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If we became students of Malcolm X, we would not have young black men out there killing each other like they're killing each other now. Young black men would not be impregnating young black women at the rate going on now. We'd not have the drugs we have now, or the alcoholism.
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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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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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First of all, what in this world does not revolve around money? But money is a big part of film, unlike a lot of other art forms.
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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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'She's Gotta Have It' was shot in twelve days and two six-day weeks.
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I don't dictate, you don't dictate to Stevie Wonder, not successfully.
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Since the days of slavery, if you were a good singer or dancer, it was your job to perform for the master after dinner.
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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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For me, I believe in God, God is real.
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I don't like acting not in front of the camera.
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And one thing Hollywood does well is sequels.
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We’ve gone through the names—Negro, African American, African, Black. For me that’s an indication of a people still trying to find their identity. Who determines what is black?
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Making films has got to be one of the hardest endeavors known to humankind.
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It has been my observation that parents kill more dreams than anybody.
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Don't think that because you haven't heard from me for a while that I went to sleep. I am still here, like a spirit roaming the night. Thirsty, hungry, seldom stopping to rest.
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I'm trying to keep up with what's happening in this turbulent world.
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I don't see any negativity with what Brad Pitt is doing with his Make It Right Foundation, or what Sean Penn is trying to do in Haiti.
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Stick around long enough, you'll get some grace.
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