I didn't want to be pigeonholed as an artist. I wanted to be able to have other stories to tell.

- Malcolm D. Lee

I did no research on The Best Man. That was something that came out from my own head.

- Malcolm D. Lee

Half the audience gets where I'm coming from and half the audience is like, "Wait a minute. What does that mean?"

- Malcolm D. Lee

Nothing works until it does. Nobody knows anything. You don't know what people are going to respond to. People are always surprised by stuff.

- Malcolm D. Lee

I did not grow up in the church. I'm not a church-goer now. I'm a very spiritual person.

- Malcolm D. Lee

Holidays have been commercialized. It has become about material things. But the holidays are about sharing stories and being in each others presence.

- Malcolm D. Lee

I believe in a higher power. I've seen and been around people who are very extreme with their faith and pointing fingers and going, "You shouldn't do…

- Malcolm D. Lee

You know, people really know me from 'The Best Man.' I've done five other movies since then, but it always comes back to 'The Best Man.' It was time …

- Malcolm D. Lee