I felt hopeful for the future because Obama is here. But nothing has changed. It's time for young kids to get serious again and really think about what their four fathers were like. As African-Americans, we are resilient, we are some bad mf-ers, and we are survivors. So get those i-pods out of their ears and become heroes again like the Freedom Riders.
I embrace the criticism, because ultimately (it means) the masses have seen it [my movie]. I embrace it for my father's story, for my mother's story,… - Lee Daniels
I embrace the criticism, because ultimately (it means) the masses have seen it [my movie]. I embrace it for my father's story, for my mother's story,…
- Lee Daniels
My dream is to make a Superman hero that's gay. - Lee Daniels
My dream is to make a Superman hero that's gay.
I want to go to places that are unexpected of me, because people really think they have me pegged. I want to do something different, like maybe do a … - Lee Daniels
I want to go to places that are unexpected of me, because people really think they have me pegged. I want to do something different, like maybe do a …
I don't want to sell my soul to Hollywood - to just make run-of-the-mill stuff. - Lee Daniels
I don't want to sell my soul to Hollywood - to just make run-of-the-mill stuff.
I was always intrigued with European cinema, and hated most American cinema. I didn't like the one, two, three - boom! style, with a neat and tidy en… - Lee Daniels
I was always intrigued with European cinema, and hated most American cinema. I didn't like the one, two, three - boom! style, with a neat and tidy en…
Trust is hard to get from actors, and for me to give to actors. - Lee Daniels
Trust is hard to get from actors, and for me to give to actors.
I'm not tough when it comes to people criticizing the people that I protect, and those are the actors. It makes them scared to do it again for anothe… - Lee Daniels
I'm not tough when it comes to people criticizing the people that I protect, and those are the actors. It makes them scared to do it again for anothe…
As a film director and as film actors, you get used to a certain rhythm that's slow. But with TV, it's hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry. It's a diff… - Lee Daniels
As a film director and as film actors, you get used to a certain rhythm that's slow. But with TV, it's hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry. It's a diff…
I don't think anyone likes anything of mine. At the end of the day, I love it, but just because I love it... I happen to love broccoli, not a lot of … - Lee Daniels
I don't think anyone likes anything of mine. At the end of the day, I love it, but just because I love it... I happen to love broccoli, not a lot of …
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