If people go to IMDB, they will see that I'm very comfortable with independent cinema, and doing studio films too. For me… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
Do the Right Thing' was my first union film. I looked at the rosters, and for the most part, it was white… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
First of all, what in this world does not revolve around money? But money is a big part of film, unlike a… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I don't think I'm a total pessimist, so I think you can find hope in all my films. — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
'25th Hour,' like a lot of my films, takes place in New York City. I've been very fortunate to make films in… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I don't think my films are going to get rid of racism or prejudice. I think the best thing my films can… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I'm an independent filmmaker with complete creative control of my films. I hire who I want. I have final cut. But at… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I'll be vilified if I shoot a film in Toronto for New York. And rightfully so! — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I think it would be very boring dramatically to have a film where everybody was a lawyer or doctor and had no… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I think that every minority in the United States of America knows everything about the dominant culture. From the time you can… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
'She's Gotta Have It' and 'School Daze,' I really didn't know what I was doing. And the biggest indicator of that was… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I tend to favour films that have multiple plot and story lines, multiple characters and ensemble pieces. — 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
