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I think if people looked at my body of work, they'd see a great breadth of work.
Spike Lee
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Spike Lee
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: March 20
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Cause mo better makes it mo better.
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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'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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A woman who is very secure in herself, what she's about, what she wants to do, who probably figures that she's a prize catch-sooner or later he's going to come around.
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I don't like to use the word 'remake', I think reinterpretation is a better word. It's just a matter of respecting the source, and then trying to make your own film, and trying not to be inhibited by being so beholden to every single thing... We respect the source, but we make changes to it.
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Those that'll tell don't know, and those that know won't tell.
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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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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 may have been born yesterday, but I stayed up all night.
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I give interracial couples a look. Daggers. They get uncomfortable when they see me on the street.
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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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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 never understood the concept of showing everything in the trailer. Why go to a movie if there's no surprise? I can't do it like that.
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Making films has got to be one of the hardest endeavors known to humankind.
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I think people who have faults are a lot more interesting than people who are perfect.
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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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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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I collect names for characters. Names are valuable they can be your first source of insight into a character.
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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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Do the Right Thing' was my first union film. I looked at the rosters, and for the most part, it was white males. Especially the Teamsters. So we had some conversations.
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