I think if people looked at my body of work, they'd see a great breadth of work. — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
It gets dangerous when you start allowing people to validate your work... — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I think it is very important that films make people look at what they've forgotten. — 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
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
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 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
People of color have a constant frustration of not being represented, or being misrepresented, and these images go around the world. — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
It is really important that young people find something that they want to do and pursue it with passion. I'm very passionate… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
My people, my people, what can I say; say what I can. I saw it but didn't believe it; I didn't believe… — 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… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
You have to do the research. If you don't know about something, then you ask the right people who do. — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
There’s always been this hocus-pocus or magical, mystical thing associated with the making of film that sort of psyches people out and… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
You gotta make your own way. You gotta find a way. You gotta get it done. It's hard. It's tough. That's what… — 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'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
A spine to my films that's become more evident to me is that many are about the choices people make, and the… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I'm just trying to tell a good story and make thought-provoking, entertaining films. I just try and draw upon the great culture… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
As we move toward the millennium, the year 2000, the most powerful nations are not those that have nuclear bombs, but those… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I'm always open to new, innovative stuff and people trying to do stuff in a different way. I knew that the theatrical… — 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
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
People sometimes forget all the films that we've done. They remember the likes of 'Malcolm X' and 'Do the Right Thing.' But… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I think people who have faults are a lot more interesting than people who are perfect. — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
Right now a lot of people are still choosing to go to Toronto instead of shooting in New York City, something I… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I like to work with the same people when I can, and you want to get people with the same interests that… — 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
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
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
