A lot of times, we censor ourselves before the censor even gets there.

Quote by Spike Lee

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I think my work shows that I love women. I understand where these types of...

I think my work shows that I love women. I understand where these types of...

Right now a lot of people are still choosing to go to Toronto instead of...

Right now a lot of people are still choosing to go to Toronto instead of...

I like to work with the same people when I can, and you want to...

I like to work with the same people when I can, and you want to...

I live in New York City, the stories of my films take place in New...

I live in New York City, the stories of my films take place in New...

Violence is a part of America. I don't want to single out rap music. Let's...

Violence is a part of America. I don't want to single out rap music. Let's...

Any film I do is not going to change the way black women have been...

Any film I do is not going to change the way black women have been...

I think people who have faults are a lot more interesting than people who are...

I think people who have faults are a lot more interesting than people who are...

I think it is very important that films make people look at what they've forgotten.

I think it is very important that films make people look at what they've forgotten.

There's an unwritten law that you cannot have a Jewish character in a film who...

There's an unwritten law that you cannot have a Jewish character in a film who...

Don't think that because you haven't heard from me for a while that I went...

Don't think that because you haven't heard from me for a while that I went...

It comes down to this: black people were stripped of our identities when we were...

It comes down to this: black people were stripped of our identities when we were...

Since the days of slavery, if you were a good singer or dancer, it was...

Since the days of slavery, if you were a good singer or dancer, it was...

I get offered to do stuff where the money's nice but it's not something I...

I get offered to do stuff where the money's nice but it's not something I...

Fight the power that be. Fight the power.

Fight the power that be. Fight the power.

Everything I do is always scrutinised. But that's all I'll say about that.

Everything I do is always scrutinised. But that's all I'll say about that.

We grew up in a very creative environment and were exposed to the arts at...

We grew up in a very creative environment and were exposed to the arts at...

My cousin Malcolm Lee is also a filmmaker.

My cousin Malcolm Lee is also a filmmaker.

All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell the story I wanted to...

All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell the story I wanted to...

There's a lot of Americans, black and white, who think that we've arrived where we...

There's a lot of Americans, black and white, who think that we've arrived where we...

A lot of times you get credit for stuff in your movies you didn't intend...

A lot of times you get credit for stuff in your movies you didn't intend...