Film Quotes by Lee Daniels

My dream is to make a Superman hero that's gay.

— Lee Daniels

I embrace the criticism, because ultimately (it means) the masses have seen it [my movie]. I embrace it for my father's story, for my…

— Lee Daniels

I grew up hardcore. I learned to be more responsible - and fiscally responsible - you know, I just wanna be a kid again!…

— Lee Daniels

I've dodged all sorts of bullets in Hollywood to get my movies made. I'm tough.

— Lee Daniels

Being the first person to go to college that really related to me from the movie [The Butler] because being black and going to…

— Lee Daniels

I don't want to sell my soul to Hollywood - to just make run-of-the-mill stuff.

— Lee Daniels

I want to go to places that are unexpected of me, because people really think they have me pegged. I want to do something…

— Lee Daniels

Trust is hard to get from actors, and for me to give to actors.

— Lee Daniels

Stars make money on real movies. They make big money on real movies. To come into my world, I've got some M&Ms and some…

— Lee Daniels

I'm not tough when it comes to people criticizing the people that I protect, and those are the actors. It makes them scared to…

— Lee Daniels

I felt hopeful for the future because Obama is here. But nothing has changed. It's time for young kids to get serious again and…

— Lee Daniels

I don't think anyone likes anything of mine. At the end of the day, I love it, but just because I love it... I…

— Lee Daniels

I can't do movies where you start thinking "Where's the commercial appeal? How are we going to market this?" It's not that kind of…

— Lee Daniels

I think people in the future will come up to me and say, "Everything that you are and everything that you have is because…

— Lee Daniels

I like all my work equally. I look at the projects as children. I look at the experience more than the end result.

— Lee Daniels