Malcolm D. Lee

I did no research on 'The Best Man.' That was something that came out from my own head.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Malcolm D. Lee

I did not grow up in the church. I'm not a church-goer now. I'm a very spiritual person.

— 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…

— Malcolm D. Lee

I'm driven more by my heart more than anything else, and my head, and sometimes those things are counterintuitive.

— 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…

— Malcolm D. Lee

I didn't want to be pigeonholed as an artist. I wanted to be able to have other stories to tell.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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?"

— 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…

— 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.…

— Malcolm D. Lee