I've never seen black men with fine white women. They be ugly. Mugly dogs. — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
Any film I do is not going to change the way black women have been portrayed, or black people have been portrayed,… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
We've got to turn this backward thinking around where ignorance is championed over intelligence. Young black kids being ridiculed by their peers… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
There's a lot of Americans, black and white, who think that we've arrived where we need to be and nothing else needs… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
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… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
Amongst black people, you have always heard it said that once a black man reaches a certain level, especially if you are… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I always give the example, if you turn on the radio today, black radio, Lenny Kravitz is not black. Bob Marley wasn't… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I think black people have to be in control of their own image because film is a powerful medium. We can't just… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
Sex and racism have always been tied together. Look at the thousands of black men who got lynched and castrated. The reason… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
If we became students of Malcolm X, we would not have young black men out there killing each other like they're killing… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
People think I'm this angry black man walking around in a constant state of rage. — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I'd like to state that Spike Lee is not saying that African American culture is just for black people alone to enjoy… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I've been blessed with the opportunity to express the views of black people who otherwise don't have access to power and the… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
Racism is when you have laws set up, systematically put in a way to keep people from advancing, to stop the advancement… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
It comes down to this: black people were stripped of our identities when we were brought here, and it's been a quest… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I think my work shows that I love women. I understand where these types of criticisms are coming from because black people… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
Mike Tyson is the most complex person I've ever met in my life. I've known Mike since 1986. We're both from Brooklyn. I didn't… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
A spine to my films that's become more evident to me is that many are about the choices people make, and the reverberations of… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I am very fortunate I can send my kids to private school, but everybody does not have the money. If you cannot get your… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I've never seen black men with fine white women. They be ugly. Mugly dogs. — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
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… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
If you can't take a hit, you're not going to last long, that's for sure. — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
America doesn't have the moral right to tell other people what to do. To say the whole world has to fall into line is… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I'm worried just as much about Donald Trump as that crazy guy in North Korea - and he has a nuclear code. I'm worrying… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I think the best actors in the world are here in New York City. And this city is just so vibrant the energy is… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
People sometimes forget all the films that we've done. They remember the likes of 'Malcolm X' and 'Do the Right Thing.' But I've been… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
