I ain't Martin Luther King. I don't need a dream. I have a plan.

Quote by Spike Lee

Topics: Perseverance Quotes, Planning Quotes

My cousin Malcolm Lee is also a filmmaker.

My cousin Malcolm Lee is also a filmmaker.

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.

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...

I'm just trying to tell a good story and make thought-provoking, entertaining films. I just...

I'm just trying to tell a good story and make thought-provoking, entertaining films. I just...

I always give the example, if you turn on the radio today, black radio, Lenny...

I always give the example, if you turn on the radio today, black radio, Lenny...

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...

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.

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 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...

If we became students of Malcolm X, we would not have young black men out...

If we became students of Malcolm X, we would not have young black men out...

I'd like to state that Spike Lee is not saying that African American culture is...

I'd like to state that Spike Lee is not saying that African American culture is...

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...

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...

Fight the power that be. Fight the power.

Fight the power that be. Fight the power.

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...

Any time you talk about the look of the film, it's not just the director...

Any time you talk about the look of the film, it's not just the director...

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...

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...

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...

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...