I don't dictate, you don't dictate to Stevie Wonder, not successf... by Spike Lee

I don't dictate, you don't dictate to Stevie Wonder, not successfully.

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I don't really analyze my stuff when I write. I write about stuff that I'm interested in, that I'm feeling at that particular time. When I stand back and look at the complete work, I might see themes that run through the whole film, but I'm not really conscious of it when I'm doing it.

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I like to work with the same people when I can, and you want to get people with the same interests that you have, and the same aesthetic.

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I respect the audience's intelligence a lot, and that's why I don't try to go for the lowest common denominator.

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I decided to be a filmmaker between my sophomore and junior years at Morehouse. Before I left for the summer of 1977, my advisor told me I really had to declare a major when I came back, because I'd used all my electives in my first two years. I went back to New York and I couldn't find a job. There were none to be had. And that previous Christmas someone gave me a Super-8 camera, so I just started to shoot stuff.

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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 in the history of the world, that's just the way it is. We're all affected by it.

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We're the most violent nation on earth. There's no getting away from that. But you've got to look at it on a broader level.

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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 about that.

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Racism in America absolutely exists - it is an issue. We need to fix it. We're a great country - probably the greatest country but we could be a hell of a lot greater.

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You know that first of all your films have to make money no matte... by Spike Lee

You know that first of all your films have to make money no matter who you are.

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For me, I believe in God, God is real. by Spike Lee

For me, I believe in God, God is real.

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I'd like to state that Spike Lee is not saying that African American culture is just for black people alone to enjoy and cherish. Culture is for everybody.

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I've been blessed with the opportunity to express the views of black people who otherwise don't have access to power and the media. I have to take advantage of that while I'm still bankable.

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Sex and racism have always been tied together. Look at the thousands of black men who got lynched and castrated. The reason the Klan came into being was to protect white southern women.

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I've got "Sometimers." Sometimes I remember and sometimes I forge... by Spike Lee

I've got "Sometimers." Sometimes I remember and sometimes I forget.

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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 working since 1986. From the beginning, I was determined to not just be a flash in the pan. I've got to keep up with Woody Allen. He's lapping me.

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A woman who is very secure in herself, what she's about, what she wants to do, who probably figures that she's a prize catch-sooner or later he's going to come around.

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I'm surprised that Hollywood and networks have not been diverse a... by Spike Lee

I'm surprised that Hollywood and networks have not been diverse as other industries.

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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 to do a musical one day. I want to tell stories, I don't really try to get boxed in by a specific genre.

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One of the great things about African-Americans is that we've always had this attitude: We make do with what we got. It comes from our ancestors being slaves.

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He revolutionized music videos. Before Michael Jackson, MTV refused to play African-American artists.

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