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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.

~Spike Lee

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Fight the power that be. Fight the power.

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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.

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'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.

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'Do the Right Thing' was like the first film where I really felt comfortable working with actors.

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I'm blessed, I can afford to send my children to private school.

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When I went to school, you had to take art, you had to play an instrument. You had to play an instrument. But it's all degraded since then. I do not know what kind of nation we are that is cutting art, music, and gym out of the public-school curriculum.

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I am very fortunate I can send my kids to private school, but everybody does not have the money. If you cannot get your kid in a good school today, your kids are going to be behind the eight ball.

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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.

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And one thing Hollywood does well is sequels.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: March 20th, 1957

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