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> [Nothing works until it does. Nobody knows anything. You don't know what people are going to respond to. People are always surprised by stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-d-lee/nothing-works-until-it-does-nobody-knows-anything-you-don-t-know-what/)

[Malcolm D. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-d-lee/)

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## More by Malcolm D. Lee

> [I did no research on 'The Best Man.' That was something that came out from my own head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-d-lee/i-did-no-research-on-the-best-man-that-was-something-that-came-out/)

[Malcolm D. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-d-lee/)

> [Holidays have been commercialized. It has become about material things. But the holidays are about sharing stories and being in each others presence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-d-lee/holidays-have-been-commercialized-it-has-become-about-material-things/)

[Malcolm D. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-d-lee/)

> [I had a strong vision for 'The Best Man Holiday,' so I was able to translate that to the actors and ultimately to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-d-lee/i-had-a-strong-vision-for-the-best-man-holiday-so-i-was-able-to/)

[Malcolm D. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-d-lee/)

> [Holidays have been commercialized. It has become about material things. But the holidays are about sharing stories and being in each other's presence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-d-lee/holidays-have-been-commercialized-it-has-become-about-material-things-2/)

[Malcolm D. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-d-lee/)

> [I've made it my mission to make movies starring African American actors and about the African American experience and put them in the mainstream.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-d-lee/i-ve-made-it-my-mission-to-make-movies-starring-african-american/)

[Malcolm D. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-d-lee/)

> [I did not grow up in the church. I'm not a church-goer now. I'm a very spiritual person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-d-lee/i-did-not-grow-up-in-the-church-i-m-not-a-church-goer-now-i-m-a-very/)

[Malcolm D. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-d-lee/)

> [Kids are taking music for free all the time. They have Spotify, Pandora... The record companies aren't making the kind of music that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-d-lee/kids-are-taking-music-for-free-all-the-time-they-have-spotify-pandora/)

[Malcolm D. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-d-lee/)

> [I'm driven more by my heart more than anything else, and my head, and sometimes those things are counterintuitive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-d-lee/i-m-driven-more-by-my-heart-more-than-anything-else-and-my-head-and/)

[Malcolm D. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-d-lee/)

> [You know, people really know me from 'The Best Man.' I've done five other movies since then, but it always comes back to 'The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-d-lee/you-know-people-really-know-me-from-the-best-man-i-ve-done-five-other/)

[Malcolm D. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-d-lee/)

> [I didn't want to be pigeonholed as an artist. I wanted to be able to have other stories to tell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-d-lee/i-didn-t-want-to-be-pigeonholed-as-an-artist-i-wanted-to-be-able-to/)

[Malcolm D. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-d-lee/)

> [I believe in a higher power. I've seen and been around people who are very extreme with their faith and pointing fingers and going,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-d-lee/i-believe-in-a-higher-power-i-ve-seen-and-been-around-people-who-are/)

[Malcolm D. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-d-lee/)

> [Nothing works until it does. Nobody knows anything. You don't know what people are going to respond to. People are always surprised by stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-d-lee/nothing-works-until-it-does-nobody-knows-anything-you-don-t-know-what/)

[Malcolm D. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-d-lee/)

> [Half the audience gets where I'm coming from and half the audience is like, "Wait a minute. What does that mean?"](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-d-lee/half-the-audience-gets-where-i-m-coming-from-and-half-the-audience-is/)

[Malcolm D. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-d-lee/)

> ['The Big Chill' had a bunch of really talented actors, a great soundtrack, and the college connections that the characters shared. It's one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-d-lee/the-big-chill-had-a-bunch-of-really-talented-actors-a-great/)

[Malcolm D. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-d-lee/)

> [If you look at 'The Best Man,' there's a lot of humor in that, but I never consider that movie a comedy. I felt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-d-lee/if-you-look-at-the-best-man-there-s-a-lot-of-humor-in-that-but-i/)

[Malcolm D. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-d-lee/)

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