Spike Lee
Street poet of Do the Right Thing, Lee's urgency quotably tackled urban racism.
Most quoted
"I'm a firm believer that everybody should be able to tell their own story, and I don't think that should be limited to one race or one gender."
— from Interview
"Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, make no mistake."
— from Interview, 1992
"I'm not interested in making films that are just entertainment. I want to make films that make people think."
— from Interview
All quotes by Spike Lee (99)
I think the worst thing that can happen to you is to be right.
Hollywood is run by people who sit up all night looking at the box office receipts.
I don't separate my personal life from my professional life.
The truth is, I've always been a director first.
You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
I love basketball. I played it in high school and college.
Film is a powerful medium. It can change minds.
I don't believe in black, white, yellow, whatever. I believe in people.
The best way to get over a bad performance is to do another one.
New York is my city. It's in my blood.
I think Spike Lee is a genius.
Malcolm X was a great man. He changed my life.
Cinema is a matter of what's in the frame and what's out.
I always tell my students: Write what you know.
The media has a lot to answer for when it comes to race relations.
Family is everything to me.
I don't make films for critics; I make them for audiences.
Humor is a way to deal with pain.
Directing is 90% casting.
I believe in the power of stories to change the world.
Contemporaries of Spike Lee
Other Film & Theaters born within 50 years of Spike Lee (1957).