Spike Lee Quotes

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• Since the days of slavery, if you were a good singer or dancer, it was your job to perform for the master after dinner.
• A lot of times you get credit for stuff in your movies you didn't intend to be there.
• A lot of times, we censor ourselves before the censor even gets there.
• And one thing Hollywood does well is sequels.
• 'Do the Right Thing' was like the first film where I really felt comfortable working with actors.
• Everything I do is always scrutinised. But that's all I'll say about that.
• First of all, what in this world does not revolve around money? But money is a big part of film, unlike a lot of other…
• I am a hybrid. I do independent films and also do Hollywood films - I love them both.
• I don't like acting; not in front of the camera.
• I don't think I'm a total pessimist, so I think you can find hope in all my films.
• I get offered to do stuff where the money's nice but it's not something I want to do - I get offered a lot of…
• I had a great education. From kindergarten to John Dewey High School in Coney Island, I am public-school educated.
• I knew I was never going to play professional sport, but I loved playing and I went to all the games I could afford to.
• I live in New York City, the stories of my films take place in New York; I'm a New York filmmaker.
• I tend to favour films that have multiple plot and story lines, multiple characters and ensemble pieces.
• Making films has got to be one of the hardest endeavors known to humankind.
• My cousin Malcolm Lee is also a filmmaker.
• 'She's Gotta Have It' was shot in twelve days and two six-day weeks.
• There's an unwritten law that you cannot have a Jewish character in a film who isn't 100 percent perfect, or you're labeled anti-Semitic.
• You have to do the research. If you don't know about something, then you ask the right people who do.

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