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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.

From Spike Lee

I think it would be very boring dramatically to have a film where everybody was a lawyer or doctor and had no faults. To me, the most important thing is to be truthful.

From Spike Lee

Violence is a part of America. I don't want to single out rap music. Let's be honest. America's the most violent country in the history of the world, that's just the way it is. We're all affected by it.

From Spike Lee

I think that anyone who lives in New York, who's lived here, who's spent any time here, knows that it's basically a love-hate relationship, you might say. Even though I still think it's the greatest city in the world and I wouldn't live anywhere else, there're still things about it one doesn't like. The love far outweighs the negative.

From Spike Lee

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

From Spike Lee

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

From Spike Lee

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

From Spike Lee

You have to do the research. If you don't know about something, then you ask the right people who do.

From Spike Lee

It has been my observation that parents kill more dreams than anybody.

From Spike Lee

I don't get tripped up in technology. I use technology as a tool. 'Oldboy' we shot Two Pro 35mm. For 'Da Blood of Jesus,' we shot digitally. We shot the new Sony F55. It's a 4K camera.

From Spike Lee

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