Spike Lee Quotes & Sayings
68 most famous Spike Lee quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He's a 67 year old American director born on Mar 20, 1957.
“I'm very careful about how I portray violence in my films. I do believe that violence, especially violent video games, are not a good thing for young kids.”
“I think people who have faults are a lot more interesting than people who are perfect.”
“There's a lot of Americans, black and white, who think that we've arrived where we need to be and nothing else needs to be done and affirmative action needs to be dismantled.”
“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.”
“All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell the story I wanted to tell. That's what I love.”
“A lot of times, we censor ourselves before the censor even gets there.”
“Fight the power that be. Fight the power.”
“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.”
“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.”
“People of color have a constant frustration of not being represented, or being misrepresented, and these images go around the world.”
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