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It gets dangerous when you start allowing people to validate your work.
Spike Lee
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Spike Lee
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: March 20
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You gotta make your own way. You gotta find a way. You gotta get it done. It's hard. It's tough. That's what I tell my students every day in class. I've been very fortunate. Some people might call me a hardhead, but I'm not going to let other people dictate to me who I should be or the stories I should tell. That doesn't register with me.
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I'm surprised that Hollywood and networks have not been diverse as other industries.
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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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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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If you have a talented family, you should be shot if you don't use them.
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For me, I believe in God, God is real.
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