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Spike Lee

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Spike Lee
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: March 20
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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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I am a hybrid. I do independent films and also do Hollywood films - I love them both.
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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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Everybody does what they want to do for their own specific reasons.
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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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I like people to look like they're floating.
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Racism in America absolutely exists - it is an issue. We need to fix it. We're a great country - probably the greatest country but we could be a hell of a lot greater.
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I think the best actors in the world are here in New York City. And this city is just so vibrant the energy is just phenomenal. Great crews here. All the technicians, all the artists that work in this industry. I've just been very happy with the body that we've been able to do, especially those films we shot here in New York City.
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I'm trying to keep up with what's happening in this turbulent world.
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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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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 used the principles of Kickstarter to make 'She's Gotta Have It.' We filmed that in 1985 to 1986. The final cost was $175,000. I didn't have that money. It was friends, grants, donations. We saved our bottles for the nickel deposit.
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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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I think people who have faults are a lot more interesting than people who are perfect.
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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 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.
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Stick around long enough, you'll get some grace.
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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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I think it would be very boring dramatically to have a film where everybody was a lawyer or doctor and had no faults. To me, the most important thing is to be truthful.
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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.
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