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SPIKE LEE I didn't roll out of bed and direct Malcolm X. Whatever you do, go out there and work hard. SPIKE LEE I think black people have to be in control of their own image because film is a powerful medium. We ... SPIKE LEE Terrance Howard did a great job. I wanna see him win. I voted for him. SPIKE LEE We're having a couple of drinks tonight! SPIKE LEE We have a sort of understanding that works on the set. When you're shooting, the cash register is ri... SPIKE LEE I dislike Condoleezza Rice more than [President] Bush. The thing about it is that she's gotten a fre... SPIKE LEE Where are the slaves? Who's picking the cotton? SPIKE LEE Critics like to build you up, tear you down, and then, if you're lucky, build you up again. SPIKE LEE I ain't Martin Luther King. I don't need a dream. I have a plan. SPIKE LEE I collect names for characters. Names are valuable; they can be your first source of insight into a ... SPIKE LEE Our greatness, our talent has never been the question. It's been a matter of grappling for control o... SPIKE LEE [To be fair, he did convert to Islam in prison and allegedly read the great works of Western literat... SPIKE LEE I am very fortunate I can send my kids to private school, but everybody does not have the money. If ... SPIKE LEE I'm blessed, I can afford to send my children to private school. SPIKE LEE It comes down to this: black people were stripped of our identities when we were brought here, and i... SPIKE LEE We don't need to get all sideways on this incorporation deal -- we don't need to rush into anything. SPIKE DYKES Don't think that because you haven't heard from me for a while that I went to sleep. I am st... SPIKE LEE I have a home phone number, and I like it! It's like a throwback already. SPIKE JONZE It's fun when you start a movie, because it's kind of like you get to go Christmas shopping.... SPIKE JONZE People sometimes forget all the films that we've done. They remember the likes of 'Malcolm X... SPIKE LEE I'm very careful about how I portray violence in my films. I do believe that violence, especiall... SPIKE LEE I think the best actors in the world are here in New York City. And this city is just so vibrant the... SPIKE LEE I am better at math than spelling. SPIKE JONZE I didn't dream about being a director. I didn't know I wanted to do something with film unti... SPIKE LEE