![]() The people outside of New York City view it as not even part of America they view it as Babylon, the city of sin, where all the blacks, Hispanics, homosexuals, Jews, and the mafia are going crazy. New York City is so different from the rest of the United States that it is frightening sometimes. What does being a New Yorker mean to you?Īt one time there was a campaign to make New York City the 51 st state. ![]() That persona is sometimes seen as the quintessential New Yorker. “There was a lot of love for New York City that was not felt before, at that time everybody was a New Yorker.” Therefore they neglect the people who work behind the camera and those who work in front of the camera and focus on Spike Lee - to the detriment of the film. There have been more occasions than not where critics review what they feel is the persona of Spike Lee, what their personal views are about me, as opposed to reviewing the film. When they ask a question, I try to give them what they need… A lot of actors like direction so what I try to do is not over direct. Jazz musician Branford Marsalis said that when an actor once asked you about your vision for a film, you responded, “I paid you good money to act, now act, that’s my vision.”īranford’s exaggerating a little bit, I would never tell an actor that. I don’t choose stories based on how controversial they are… I’ve never wanted to make mindless entertainment. I feel that is what good directors do, they are really just following criteria: is this a good story? Is this the story I want to tell? All we’re trying to do is the hard task of making interesting, thought-provoking films. ![]() ![]() Lee, a number of your films have been termed controversial, what drives you to make a movie? ![]()
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