” I think it is very important that films make people look at what they’ve forgotten. “
” I think my work shows that I love women. I understand where these types of criticisms are coming from because black people have been so dogged out in the media, they’re just extra sensitive. “
” I’m just trying to tell a good story and make thought-provoking, entertaining films. I just try and draw upon the great culture we have as a people, from music, novels, the streets. “
” I think people who have faults are a lot more interesting than people who are perfect. “
” Any film I do is not going to change the way black women have been portrayed, or black people have been portrayed, in cinema since the days of D.W. Griffith. “
” It comes down to this: black people were stripped of our identities when we were brought here, and it’s been a quest since then to define who we are. “
” I’d like to state that Spike Lee is not saying that African American culture is just for black people alone to enjoy and cherish. Culture is for everybody. “
” 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. “
” Right now a lot of people are still choosing to go to Toronto instead of shooting in New York City, something I haven’t done and something I hope I’ll never have to do. “
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