Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Shelton Jackson "Spike" Leeis an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth20 March 1957
CityAtlanta, GA
CountryUnited States of America
doe hollywood wells
And one thing Hollywood does well is sequels.
tears criticism down-and
Critics like to build you up, tear you down, and then, if you're lucky, build you up again.
eulogy warning film
This film [Chi-Raq]is a declaration. It's a scream. It's a warning. And I can really break it down to one scene. That's the scene where we have the eulogy and sermon that is given by the great John Cusack.
surprise trailers understood
I never understood the concept of showing everything in the trailer. Why go to a movie if there's no surprise? I can't do it like that.
long grace sticks
Stick around long enough, you'll get some grace.
deals
I really don't deal with hypotheticals.
writing media phones
The truth is I've been doing Kickstarter before there was Kickstarter; there was no Internet. Social Media was writing letters, making phone calls, beating the bushes.
editing acting tools
Music is, for me, a great tool of a filmmaker, the same way cinematography, the acting, editing, post-production, the costumes are. You know, to help you tell a story.
photography looks costumes
Any time you talk about the look of the film, it's not just the director and the director of photography. You have to include the costume designer and the production designer.
positive
A lot of times, we censor ourselves before the censor even gets there.
trying want stories
I want to tell stories, I don't really try to get boxed in by a specific genre.
independent hollywood-films hybrid
I am a hybrid. I do independent films and also do Hollywood films - I love them both.
levels earth violence
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.
independent people cinema
If people go to IMDB, they will see that I'm very comfortable with independent cinema, and doing studio films too. For me this is not an either/or situation.