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
real believe i-believe
For me, I believe in God, God is real.
wonder
I don't dictate, you don't dictate to Stevie Wonder, not successfully.
firsts actors film
'Do the Right Thing' was like the first film where I really felt comfortable working with actors.
Everything I do is always scrutinised. But that's all I'll say about that.
acting cameras fronts
I don't like acting; not in front of the camera.
people want interest
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.
school islands kindergarten
I had a great education. From kindergarten to John Dewey High School in Coney Island, I am public-school educated.
nice stuff want
I get offered to do stuff where the money's nice but it's not something I want to do - I get offered a lot of commercials too.
thinking film pessimist
I don't think I'm a total pessimist, so I think you can find hope in all my films.
art world firsts
First of all, what in this world does not revolve around money? But money is a big part of film, unlike a lot of other art forms.
frustration color people
People of color have a constant frustration of not being represented, or being misrepresented, and these images go around the world.
thinking psych people
There’s always been this hocus-pocus or magical, mystical thing associated with the making of film that sort of psyches people out and makes them think that this cannot be done; that this is a craft that cannot be learned.
use vote human-nature
Because many advances have happened, we've lost the urgency (and that's just human nature) that we had before, when we couldn't vote, couldn't use mass transportation, or drink from the fountains.
blessed opportunity views
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.