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Spike Lee quotes

American Director March 20, 1957

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Spike Lee quote: "All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell..."
All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell the story I wanted to tell. That's what I love. Spike Lee
I think my work shows that I love women. I understand where these types of criticisms are coming from because black people have been so dogged out in the media, they're just extra sensitive. Spike Lee
Spike Lee quote: "I knew I was never going to play professional sport, but I..."
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. Spike Lee
Spike Lee quote: "I am a hybrid. I do independent films and also do Hollywood..."
I am a hybrid. I do independent films and also do Hollywood films - I love them both. Spike Lee
My grandmother lived to be 100 years old. Her grandmother was a slave, yet she was a college graduate in the Spellman class of 1917. She taught art for 50 years and she saved her Social Security checks for her children's education. Spike Lee
When I went to school, you had to take art, you had to play an instrument. You had to play an instrument. But it's all degraded since then. I do not know what kind of nation we are that is cutting art, music, and gym out of the public-school curriculum. Spike Lee
I'm just trying to tell a good story and make thought-provoking, entertaining films. I just try and draw upon the great culture we have as a people, from music, novels, the streets. Spike Lee
Any film I do is not going to change the way black women have been portrayed, or black people have been portrayed, in cinema since the days of D.W. Griffith. Spike Lee
I am very fortunate I can send my kids to private school, but everybody does not have the money. If you cannot get your kid in a good school today, your kids are going to be behind the eight ball. Spike Lee
Spike Lee quote: "I don't dictate, you don't dictate to Stevie Wonder, not..."
I don't dictate, you don't dictate to Stevie Wonder, not successfully. Spike Lee
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. Spike Lee
I think that every minority in the United States of America knows everything about the dominant culture. From the time you can think, you are bombarded with images from TV, film, magazines, newspapers. Spike Lee
Spike Lee quote: "A lot of times you get credit for stuff in your movies you..."
A lot of times you get credit for stuff in your movies you didn't intend to be there. Spike Lee
Spike Lee quote: "I had a great education. From kindergarten to John Dewey High..."
I had a great education. From kindergarten to John Dewey High School in Coney Island, I am public-school educated. Spike Lee
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. Spike Lee

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