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
black-and-white thinking needs
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.
causes
Cause mo better makes it mo better.
knows
Those that'll tell don't know, and those that know won't tell.
summer jobs new-york
I decided to be a filmmaker between my sophomore and junior years at Morehouse. Before I left for the summer of 1977, my advisor told me I really had to declare a major when I came back, because I'd used all my electives in my first two years. I went back to New York and I couldn't find a job. There were none to be had. And that previous Christmas someone gave me a Super-8 camera, so I just started to shoot stuff.
use shots should
If you have a talented family, you should be shot if you don't use them.
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.
acting cameras fronts
I don't like acting; not in front of the camera.
wonder
I don't dictate, you don't dictate to Stevie Wonder, not successfully.
cousin filmmaker my-cousin
My cousin Malcolm Lee is also a filmmaker.
white unions firsts
Do the Right Thing' was my first union film. I looked at the rosters, and for the most part, it was white males. Especially the Teamsters. So we had some conversations.
passion people important
It is really important that young people find something that they want to do and pursue it with passion. I'm very passionate about filmmaking. It's what I love to do.
firsts actors film
'Do the Right Thing' was like the first film where I really felt comfortable working with actors.
people rage reflect tone truthfully
We wanted to truthfully reflect the rage and the tone of what people felt.
cash denzel matter register ringing shooting sort understanding works
We have a sort of understanding that works on the set. When you're shooting, the cash register is ringing . Denzel and I know where we're going before shooting starts. Then, it's a matter of doing it.