We grew up in a very creative environment and were exposed to the arts at a very young age, so it's not a surprise that all of us are in some form of the arts.

Quote by Spike Lee

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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...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Fight the power that be. Fight the power.

Fight the power that be. Fight the power.

My cousin Malcolm Lee is also a filmmaker.

My cousin Malcolm Lee is also a filmmaker.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...