I think there's a lot of hope in my work. I don't think I'm a total pessimist, so I think you can… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
As a writer I want everybody to get a chance to voice their opinions. If each character thinks that they're telling the… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
A woman who is very secure in herself, what she's about, what she wants to do, who probably figures that she's a… — 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
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
Violence is a part of America. I don't want to single out rap music. Let's be honest. America's the most violent country… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I'm a storyteller, and there's some genres I like. I don't think I'm ever going to do science fiction, but I want… — 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 want to tell stories, I don't really try to get boxed in by a specific genre. — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
Surprises are good. I'm not of the thinking where you tell the audience everything. Sometimes I don't even want to see the… — Spike Lee Copy Share Image
I get offered to do stuff where the money's nice but it's not something I want to do - I get offered… — 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
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
