"Any time you talk about the look of the film, it's not just the director and the director of photogr..." — Spike Lee

Since the days of slavery, if you were a good singer or dancer, it was your job to perform for the master after dinner.

I always give the example, if you turn on the radio today, black radio, Lenny Kravitz is not black. Bob Marley wasn't black: in the beginning, only white college stations played Bob Marley.

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

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.